The CPSC Reform Act (S. 2045), introduced in September 2007 by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), calls for radical changes to consumer safety laws, including:
•Increasing civil penalties from $1.8 million to $100 million;
•Increasing criminal liability for company directors and officers for violations of safety standards, holding them personally liable for those violations;
•Eliminating federal preemption provisions that shield manufacturers from inconsistent state safety standards;
•Allowing state attorneys general to sue manufacturers, even if they demonstrate compliance with federal CPSC FR and other standards;
•Encouraging your workers to become "bounty hunters" by reporting perceived violations of the CPSC standards at your plant by entitling them to receive 15-20 percent of any court judgment against you; and
TAKE ACTION NOW!
• Visit the ISPA Legislative Action Centerto find a sample letter and contacts for your legislators so you can voice your opposition to this bill
GET MORE INFORMATION
•Download a summary of H.R. 4040
• Summary of S. 2045
• Download a copy of S. 2045
• Download a copy of H.R. 4040
• Read NAM Coalition testimony in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (November 6, 2007)
• Read the letter sent from ISPA President Dick Doyle to ISPA members about the CPSC Reform Act. (October 18, 2007)|
• Read the letter from Nancy Nord, Acting Commissioner of the CPSC to Senators Stevens and Inouye about S.2045 (October 24, 2007)
• Letter from NAM's Council of Manufacturing Associations to Senators Pryor and Inouye about the Reform Act. (October 30, 2007)
• View a letter from the White House to Senator Inouyeabout S.2045 (October 29, 2007)
ISPA encourages members to forward any media inquiries regarding this proposal to Ryan Trainer for a reply.
rtrainer@sleepproducts.org
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