Consumer - Legislation
- Bill Sent To President: H.R.814 Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
June 16, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(June 14, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.
June 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-241.
(June 1, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3053 A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants ...
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants for eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.564 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding oversight ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
(May 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3014 Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children.
(May 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2978 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(May 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2952 Safe School Lunch Act of 2008
A bill to improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2894 Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007
An original bill to establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for other purposes.
(April 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008
To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5824 Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from service abroad.
(April 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2860 Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act
A bill to diminish predatory lending by enhancing appraisal quality and standards, to improve appraisal oversight, to ensure mortgage appraiser independence, to provide for enhanced remedies and enforcement, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5758 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act
To prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2753 Credit Card Reform Act of 2008
A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers.
(March 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.
A bill to provide needed housing reform.
(February 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2490 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act
A bill to prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers.
(December 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2454 Wireless 411 Privacy Act
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2452 Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans, and for other purposes.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2459 A bill to authorize appropriations for research and enforcement ...
A bill to authorize appropriations for research and enforcement activities of the Federal Trade Commission related to misleading mortgage advertisements.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4179 FAST Redress Act of 2008
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes.
(November 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2337 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
(November 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2282 A bill to increase the number of full-time personnel of the Consumer ...
A bill to increase the number of full-time personnel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3903 Kids' Toys Safety Act
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards, and for other purposes.
(October 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2132 A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into ...
A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
(October 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3743 To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned ...
To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
(October 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3683 To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the ...
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the potential safety dangers in children's clothing and to promulgate any necessary consumer product safety rules regarding such clothing.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3691 SAFE Consumer Product Act
To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3588 Family Product Safety Protection Act
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority to require recalls, mandatory routine product testing, and for other purposes.
(September 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3542 To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
(September 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2045 CPSC Reform Act of 2007
A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.
(September 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2038 A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into ...
A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
(September 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3331 To prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household ...
To prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1847 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007
A bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.
(July 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1771 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2829 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007)