Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011 (ECADA) assigned bill number HR 1939 and set for further markup on May 26, 2011
The full Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a markup on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. On Wednesday, the Committee will convene to conduct opening statements only. It will then reconvene on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The markup will include H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011 (ECADA). Read the Background Memo on H.R. 1939. H.R. 1939, introduced by Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), would revise the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) and allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission greater authority and flexibility to regulate based on risk. Once the bill is out of this Committee it should be available for a complete review here. The May 24, 2011 version is here