H.R. 4850 · 110th Congress
Sanctions to Eliminate Products Unsafe to the Public Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2007-12-19
- Latest action
- 2007-12-19 · Introduced in House
Summary
Sanctions to Eliminate Products Unsafe to the Public Act of 2007 or the STEP UP Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require every manufacturer (and any related private labeler) of an article for use by a child under 60 months of age which is subject to a consumer product safety standard or a rule under any Act administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) declaring a consumer product a banned hazardous product to certify, based on testing conducted by a nongovernmental independent third party, that the product conforms to such standard or is not a banned hazardous product.
Bars importation of such articles lacking independent third party certification.
Increases the civil penalties for violations of a consumer product safety standard involving lead in a children's product.