To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury.

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission, within six months of enactment of this Act, to promulgate a rule declaring mercury-containing toys to be banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Defines "mercury-containing toy" as any toy or other product that contains mercury and is designed primarily for or marketed primarily to children.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4828 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4828

   To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule 
              banning children's toys containing mercury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2004

   Ms. Watson (for herself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule 
              banning children's toys containing mercury.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TOYS CONTAINING MERCURY AS BANNED HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS.

    (a) Product Banned.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall, 
pursuant to section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2057), promulgate a rule under section 9 of such Act, declaring 
mercury-containing toys to be banned hazardous products under such Act.
    (b) Definition of Mercury-Containing Toys.--As used in this Act, 
the term ``mercury-containing toy'' means any toy or other product that 
contains mercury and is designed primarily for, or marketed primarily 
to children.
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