Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Sponsor: BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Children's Product Safety - (Sec. 101) Treats as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) any children's product (a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger) containing more than specified amounts of lead. Allows alternate limits if the specified limits are not technologically feasible. Requires periodic review and, when technologically feasible, more stringent limits.
Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 124 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 9.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 89 | 87.7% |
| Nay | Lost | 3 | 2.4% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 9.9% |