,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bicd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4       
,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4      
,meng7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,consumer ,product ,safety    
,improvement ,act of #bjjh to ban flame 
retardant chemicals from use in         
resilient filling materials in          
children's products4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,decrease
 ,unsafe ,toxins ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the ,consumer ,product ,safety         
,improvement ,act of #bjjh establishes  
safety requirements for children's      
products4 ,the ,act identifies lead and 
phthalates as chemicals of concern to be
 reduced or eliminated in children's    
products due to their toxicity4 ,certain
 flame retardants used in children's    

products should also be considered      
banned hazardous substances and         
eliminated from use in resilient filling
 materials in certain cushioned         
children's products4  7#b7              
,organohalogen and organophosphorous    
flame retardants are used in some       
children's cushioned products to meet   
various flammability standards4 ,in a   
#bjaa study published in ,environmental 
,science and ,technology1 over #hj      
percent of the children's cushioned     
products tested were found to contain at
 least one flame retardant chemical4    
7#c7 ,children in the ,united ,states   
have some of the highest levels of      
polybrominated diphenyl ethers          
7,p,b,d,es7 in their bodies globally4   
,in fact1 toddlers have three times the 
blood levels of their mothers of the    
toxic flame retardant penta,b,d,e4  7#d7
 ,research has shown that flame         
retardants have been associated with    
cancer1 immune1 and endocrine           
disruption1 developmental impairment1   

birth defects1 and reproductive         
dysfunction4 ,organohalogen and         
organophosphorous flame retardants are  
often toxic1 and are associated with    
reduced ,,iq 7similar to lead           
poisoning71 hyperactivity1 reduced      
fertility1 birth defects1 and hormonal  
changes4  7#e7 ,according to the        
,federal ,centers for ,disease ,control 
and ,prevention1 infants and children   
are especially vulnerable to exposure to
 flame retardants through ingestion of  
contaminated dust via hand-to-mouth     
contact4 ,children crawl and play on    
floors1 put objects in their mouths1 and
 are generally closer to the ground     
where dust settles4  7#f7 ,flame        
retardant chemicals in children's       
cushioned products are unnecessary4     
,studies show that there is no          
measurable fire safety benefit to       
,california's ,furniture ,flammability  
,standard ,technical ,bulletin          
7,,tb#aag74 ,also1 these products       
contain small amounts of resilient      

filling material compared to adult      
upholstered furniture1 and thus do not  
present a significant fire hazard as a  
fuel source4  7#g7 ,strollers1 infant   
carriers1 and nursing pillows have been 
exempt from ,california's ,,tb#aag since
 #bjaj and the proposed revision of     
,california's ,flammability ,standard   
7,,tb#aag-bjac7 includes a provision to 
exempt #ag more baby and infant products
 from the standard4 ,this is due to the 
,state agency's understanding that these
 products do not present a significant  
fire hazard4  7#h7 ,banning the use of  
flame retardant chemicals in children's 
products would help reduce unnecessary  
health risks to children associated with
 exposure to chemicals that do not add a
 fire safety benefit4  #c4 ,ban on flame
 retardant chemicals in the resilient   
filling materials in certain children's 
products  7a7 ,in general ,title ,i of  
the ,consumer ,product ,safety          
,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law
 #aaj-cad7 is amended by adding at the  

end the following new section3  #aji4   
,ban on flame retardant chemicals in the
 resilient filling materials in         
children's products  7a7 ,in general    
,any children's cushioned product that  
is manufactured on or after the date    
that is one year after the date of the  
enactment of the ,decrease ,unsafe      
,toxins ,act that contains more than    
#a1jjj parts per million flame retardant
 chemical by weight in the filling      
material used to make such product shall
 be treated as a banned hazardous       
substance under the ,federal ,hazardous 
,substances ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abfa et
 seq474  7b7 ,definitions  7#a7         
,children's cushioned product ,in this  
section1 the term children's cushioned  
product means a children's product 7as  
defined in section #c7;a77#b7 of the    
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a77#b777 that contains 
resilient filling materials1 such as    
high chairs1 strollers1 infant walkers1 
booster seats1 car seats1 changing pads1

 floor play mats1 highchair pads1       
highchairs1 infant swings1 bassinets1   
infant seats1 infant bouncers1 nursing  
pads1 playards1 playpen side pads1      
infant mattresses1 infant mattress pads1
 and portable hook-on chairs4  7#b7     
,flame retardant chemical defined ,in   
this section1 the term flame retardant  
chemical means an organohalogen or      
organophosphorous compound4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of the ,consumer ,product      
,safety ,improvement ,act of #bjjh      
7,public ,law #aaj-cad7 is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ajh the following3  ,sec4 #aji4
 ,ban on flame retardant chemicals in   
the resilient filling materials in      
children's products4  4