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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