Contact Information
Christopher Day
Director
Phone: 301-504-7660
Fax: 301-504-0121
Email: cday@cpsc.gov
Jenilee Keefe Singer
Attorney Advisor
Phone: 301-504-7488
Fax: 301-504-0121
Email: jksinger@cpsc.gov
Will Cusey
Staff Assistant
Phone: 301-504-7853
Fax: 301-504-0121
Email: wcusey@cpsc.gov
| The Office of Legislative Affairs is the principal liaison between the Commission and members and committees of Congress. It provides information and assistance to Congress on matters of Commission policy, and coordinates testimony and appearances by Commissioners and agency personnel before Congress. | ||||||
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| Laws | ||
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Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (PDF) | |
| The CPSA, enacted in 1972, established the Consumer Product Safety Commission, defined its basic authority, and provided that when the CPSC found an unreasonable risk of injury associated with a consumer product it could develop a standard to reduce or eliminate said risk. | ||
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) (PDF) | |
| The CPSIA, enacted in 2008, establishes consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children’s products and reauthorizes and modernizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Learn more... | ||
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Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (PSSA) (PDF) | |
| The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was enacted by Congress and signed by President Bush on December 19, 2007. Designed to prevent the tragic and hidden hazard of drain entrapments and eviscerations in pools and spas, the law became effective on December 19, 2008. Learn more... | ||
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Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) (PDF) | |
| The purpose of the PPPA is to protect children under five from poisonings and deaths that occur when they open containers of hazardous products, and eat or drink the contents. Learn more... | ||
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Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) (PDF) | |
| The FHSA requires that certain hazardous household products ("hazardous substances") bear cautionary labeling to alert consumers to the potential hazards that those products present and to inform them of the measures they need to protect themselves from those hazards. | ||
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Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) (PDF) | |
| The FFA was passed in 1953 to regulate the manufacture of highly flammable clothing. Learn more... | ||
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| Testimony/Reports | ||
| Date | Committee | Topic | CPSC Representative |
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| August 2, 2012 |
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade | Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (PDF) | Robert S. Adler, Commissioner | ||
| Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (PDF) | Nancy A. Nord, Commissioner | ||
| Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (PDF) | Anne M. Northup, Commissioner | ||
| July 17, 2012 | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | CPSC's Efforts to Implement Performance Requriements to Reduce the Fire Risk of Residential Upholstered Furniture (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| December 6, 2011 | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance | Contaminated Drywall: Examining the Current Health, Housing and Product Safety Issues Facing Homeowners (PDF) | Neal S. Cohen, Small Business Ombudsman |
| July 7, 2011 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations | Legislative Hearing: The Views of the Independent Agencies on Regulatory Reform (PDF) | Robert S. Adler, Commissioner |
| July 7, 2011 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations | Legislative Hearing: The Views of the Independent Agencies on Regulatory Reform (PDF) | Anne Northup, Commissioner |
| April 7, 2011 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade | Legislative Hearing: Discussion Draft of a Bill that would Revise the Consumer Product Safety Imporvement Act (PDF) | Robert J. Howell, AED, Hazard Identification and Reduction |
| March 31, 2011 | Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | Hearing on the 2012 Performance Budget Request of the CPSC (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| March 31, 2011 | Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | Hearing on the 2012 Performance Budget Request of the CPSC (PDF) | Anne Northup, Commissioner |
| February 17, 2011 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade | A Review of CPSIA and CPSC Resources (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| February 17, 2011 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade | A Review of CPSIA and CPSC Resources (PDF) | Anne Northup, Commissioner |
| December 2, 2010 | Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation; Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance | Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety in the Holiday Season (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| December 2, 2010 | Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation; Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance | Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety in the Holiday Season (PDF) | Anne Northup, Commissioner |
| June 16, 2010 | House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection | H.R. 4678, the "Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act" (PDF) | Jeremy Baskin, Import Surveillance (Compliance) |
| April 14, 2010 | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | Commission FY2011 Budget Request (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
| March 18, 2010 | House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection | HR 1796, the Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (PDF) | Robert J. Howell, AED, Hazard Identification and Reduction |
| March 4, 2010 | House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | Commission FY2011 Budget Request (PDF) | Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman |
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| Public Calendar | ||
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Agendas for Commission meetings and notices of meetings between Commission staff and outside parties | |