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H.R. 3172 — Reported in House

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IB Union Calendar No. 163 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3172 [Report No. 116–206] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2019 Mr. Cárdenas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 13, 2019 Additional sponsors: Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Soto, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois September 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 10, 2019 A BILL To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper for infants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019. 2. Prohibition on sale of inclined sleepers for infants (a) Prohibition on the sale of inclined sleepers for infants Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any inclined sleeper for infants. (b) Treatment of violation A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)). (c) Inclined sleeper for infants defined In this section, the term inclined sleeper for infants means a product with an inclined sleep surface greater than ten degrees that is intended, marketed, or designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to one year old. September 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed