CPSIA – Conformed Copy of CPSIA Amendment Sent to House Committee

Here is the conformed copy of the CPSIA amendment as it will be presented to the House Energy and Commerce Committee next week for mark-up.

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CPSIA – Status of CPSIA Amendment

On Thursday this past week, the pending CPSIA amendment, known by its acronym ECADA, passed out of House subcommittee by voice vote. The Democrats did not offer substantive amendments at this time. There were two technical amendments adopted (see here and here ). i will post the comformed amendment as soon as I get a link for you. The debate over the amendment was lively and rancorous, I am told. As usual, there were hyperbolic accusations by desperate consumer groups whho will do just about anything to prevent rationality from interposing itself in this debate. Their Congressional allies, like Schakowsky and Waaxman, were right in there duking it out. That notwithstanding, Mr. Waxman admitted the law needed to be changed, and pledged to work with the majority party to fix the CPSIA. The significance of the voice vote is that he has not gone on record on the amendment. A poker game is underway. The next step is a mark-up by the full committee in ten days or so. The goal of the Republicans is to produce a bill that can pass through the Senate. There are at least two Senators who stand by for the consumer groups, Rockefeller (D-WV) and Pryor (D-AR) who are standing in the way. If, nowever, Mr. Waxman gets on board, it is anticipated that the bill has a chance to go forward into law. Time will tell. If you live in West Virginia or Arkansas, you know what you have to do. Call your Senator!

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CPSIA – The Alliance for Children’s Product Safety Endorses CPSIA Amendment

For Immediate Release May 12, 2011 ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S PRODUCT SAFETY ENDORSES HOUSE BILL TO REFORM CPSIA The Alliance for Children’s Product Safety, a coalition of small business owners, manufacturers, crafters and entrepreneurs who are impacted by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), issued the following statement in support of the “Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011″ (ECADA), a bill to be marked up on Thursday, May 12 by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade: “We strongly endorse this bill and congratulate Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono-Mack and others who drafted this important legislation in order to bring common-sense to our product safety laws, and provide relief to the thousands of small businesses that have suffered from the overreaching provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). After almost three years of rancorous debate, Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree that it is time to fix the CPSIA. The law has banned safe products ranging from rhinestones, books, pens and musical instruments to ATVs and bicycles, devastating critically-important industries without proof that children will actually be safer. Congress and the CPSC have received testimony of companies driven out of business by this law, of products withdrawn from the market and of massive cost increases from needless and repetitive testing. The number of companies negatively impacted by the over-reaching provisions of the CPSIA is in the many thousands. ECADA would enact relatively modest changes to CPSIA, including those requested by both Democratic and Republican Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The changes to rules governing the presence of lead in children’s products reflect good science and set appropriate, common sense standards to protect the health and well-being of our children while also protecting jobs in difficult economic times. The Alliance calls on the Committee to ignore the rhetoric from certain groups who accuse anyone who proposes common-sense modifications to the CPSIA of “endangering children” to justify a stifling, over-reaching law which has accomplished little but damaged many fine companies, killed jobs and depressed markets. These are the same groups whose extreme positions on “safety” have included testimony warning about the perils of “bicycle licking” and playing brass instruments in a school band. We cannot allow fear mongering to drive important federal legislation touching vital industries. There is bipartisan agreement that CPSIA needs to be fixed. ECADA is an important and long overdue step in this process and we urge Congress to finalize this legislation as soon as possible.” The Alliance for Children’s Product Safety, Chaired by Rick Woldenberg, is a coalition of small business owners, manufacturers, crafters and entrepreneurs who are impacted by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). For additional information, please visit http://www.AmendTheCPSIA.com/ or contact Caitlin Andrews at 202-828-7637.

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CPSIA – Blog Comment Notes that Rhinestones are still Banned under CPSIA Amendment

Careful and attentive blog reader Ben notes that the CPSIA Amendment still bans rhinestones because they can be “mouthed”.

CPSIA – Democratic Memorandum on CPSIA Amendment Mark-up

This appears to be Henry Waxman’s attempt to clarify his position on the CPSIA Amendment ahead of Thursday’s mark-up.

CPSIA – AAP Publicity Campaign Tries to Block CPSIA Amendment With Half-Truths and Worse

The notorious American Academy of Pediatrics, a political organization masquerading as a scientific organization, is mounting a furious effort to stop Congress from amending its baby, the misconceived and defective CPSIA.

CPSIA – Quick Observations about the New CPSIA Amendment Draft

The revised amendment of the CPSIA (oddly titled ” Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011 “) published today is due to be “marked up” by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade on Thursday.

CPSIA – New Draft CPSIA Amendment

Here is the new draft of the CPSIA Amendment .

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CPSIA – April 7th CPSIA Hearing Video (Unedited)

Watch this video to the end for a surprise!

CPSIA – Database Fun and Games

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