,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aijb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjai,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,consumer ,product ,safety          
,commission to promulgate a consumer    
product safety rule for free-standing   
clothing storage units to protect       
children from tip-over related death or 
injury1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,tip-overs of ,unstable1      
,risky ,dressers on ,youth ,act or the  
,,sturdy ,act4  #b4 ,consumer product   
safety standard to protect against      
tip-over of free-standing clothing      
storage units  7a7 ,free-,standing      
clothing storage unit defined  7#a7 ,in 
general ,in this section1 the term      
free-standing clothing storage unit     

means any piece of furniture            
manufactured in the ,united ,states or  
imported for use in the ,united ,states 
that is intended for the storage of     
clothing1 including furniture items     
that--  7,a7 are commonly referred to as
 a chest1 door chest1 chest of drawers1 
dresser1 or bureau2 or  7,b7 may contain
 a chest1 door chest1 chest of drawers1 
dresser1 or bureau4  7#b7 ,,cpsc        
definition ,the ,consumer ,product      
,safety ,commission may adjust the      
definition under paragraph 7#a7 if the  
,commission determines that inclusion of
 additional furniture items is          
reasonably necessary to protect public  
health and safety4  7b7 ,consumer       
product safety standard required  7#a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
subsection 7c77#a71 not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,consumer ,product       
,safety ,commission shall--  7,a7 in    
consultation with representatives of    
consumer groups1 clothing storage unit  

manufacturers1 and independent child    
product engineers and experts1 examine  
and assess the effectiveness of any     
voluntary consumer product safety       
standards for free-standing clothing    
storage units2 and  7,b7 in accordance  
with section #eec of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 promulgate a final       
consumer product safety standard for    
free-standing clothing storage units to 
protect children from tip-over-related  
death or injury that includes--  7i7    
tests that require the use of weight to 
simulate children up to #gb months of   
age using the most recent anthropometric
 data2  7ii7 tests or testing that more 
closely simulate real world use         
including to account for impact on      
clothing storage unit stability of      
carpeting1 drawers with items in them1  
multiple open drawers1 and dynamic      
force2  7iii7 testing of all clothing   
storage units1 including those under #cj
 inches in height2 and  7iv7 warning    
requirements that--  7,i7 strengthen    

requirements for permanency and         
conspicuous placement now in ,,astm     
,f#bjeg-ag2 and  7,,ii7 revise the      
message panel text of ,,astm ,f#bjeg-ag 
to make more understandable1 consistent 
with typical clothing storage unit use1 
and written to motivate consumer        
compliance4  7#b7 ,treatment of standard
 ,a consumer product safety standard    
promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be treated as a consumer product safety 
rule promulgated under section #i of the
 ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74  7c7 ,subsequent      
rulemaking  7#a7 ,in general ,at any    
time subsequent to the publication of a 
consumer product safety standard under  
subsection 7b77#a71 the ,consumer       
,product ,safety ,commission may        
initiate a rulemaking1 in accordance    
with section #eec of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code--  7,a7 to modify the     
requirements of the consumer product    
safety standard described in subsection 
7b77#a72 or  7,b7 to include any        

additional provision in such consumer   
product safety standard that the        
,commission determines is reasonably    
necessary to protect public health or   
safety4  7#b7 ,treatment of rules ,any  
rule promulgated under paragraph 7#a7   
shall be treated as a consumer product  
safety rule promulgated under section #i
 of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74