,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#a1 #bjbb,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself  
and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation           
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ejth    
anniversary of the ,consumer ,product   
,safety ,commission4  ,whereas1 on      
,october #bg1 #aigb1 ,congress passed1  
and ,president ,richard ,milhous ,nixon 
signed into law1 the ,consumer ,product 
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjea et    
seq471 which established the ,consumer  
,product ,safety ,commission 7referred  
to in this preamble as the ,commission7 
to protect consumers from unsafe        
products2 ,whereas1 for #ej years1 the  
,commission has acted to fulfill the    
purposes of the ,consumer ,product      
,safety ,act1 which include-- 7#a7      
protecting the public against           
unreasonable risks of injury associated 

with consumer products1 substantial     
product hazards1 imminently hazardous   
consumer products1 and products in      
violation of consumer product safety    
rules2  7#b7 assisting consumers in     
evaluating the comparative safety of    
consumer products2  7#c7 developing     
uniform safety standards for consumer   
products and minimizing conflicting     
,state and local regulations2 and  7#d7 
promoting research and investigation    
into the causes and prevention of       
product-related deaths1 illnesses1 and  
injuries2 ,whereas1 in addition to the  
responsibilities of the ,commission     
under the ,consumer ,product ,safety    
,act1 the ,commission enforces numerous 
other statutes1 including-- 7#a7 the    
,federal ,hazardous ,substances ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abfa et seq472  7#b7 the
 ,flammable ,fabrics ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaia et seq472  7#c7 the ,refrigerator
 ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#abaa-abad72  7#d7 the ,poison          
,prevention ,packaging ,act of #aigj    

7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq472 and  7#e7
 the ,virginia ,graeme ,baker ,pool and 
,spa ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hjja  
et seq472 ,whereas millions of serious  
and fatal injuries have been prevented1 
saving the lives of consumers1 thanks to
 the work of the ,commission-- 7#a7     
developing safety standards2  7#b7      
working with voluntary standards        
organizations to bring industry groups1 
manufacturers1 and consumer groups      
together to establish voluntary         
standards2  7#c7 removing unreasonably  
dangerous products from the marketplace2
 and  7#d7 holding companies accountable
 when they fail to meet consumer product
 protection standards and laws2 ,whereas
 the many successes of the ,commission  
in protecting consumers of the ,united  
,states include-- 7#a7 with respect to  
refrigerators1 that-- 7,a7 #if children 
died due to being trapped and           
suffocating in refrigerators between    
#aigc and #aihd2 and  7,b7 only #b      
children reportedly died under similar  

circumstances in the #be years preceding
 the date of adoption of this           
resolution2  7#b7 with respect to garage
 doors1 that-- 7,a7 after the deaths of 
#df children involving garage doors     
during the period of #aihb to #aiij1 in 
#aiib the ,commission introduced a      
safety standard2 and  7,b7 there have   
been only #b child deaths involving     
garage doors in the decade preceding the
 date of adoption of this resolution2   
7#c7 with respect to fires1 that between
 #aihj and #bjah there was a #dc-percent
 decrease in residential fires1 a       
#dg-percent decrease in fire deaths1 and
 a #da-percent decrease in fire         
injuries2  7#d7 with respect to child   
poisonings1 that between #aigb and #bjbj
 there was an #hj-percent decline in    
pediatric poisonings for children under 
the age of #e2  7#e7 with respect to    
bicycles1 that-- 7,a7 the bicycle safety
 standards developed by the ,commission 
became effective in #aige2 and  7,b7    
between #aigc and #bjbj1 bicycle        

injuries in the ,united ,states declined
 #ce percent2 and  7#f7 with respect to 
pools1 that between #aige and #bjai1    
injuries associated with in-ground      
swimming pools and equipment declined   
#ee percent2 and ,whereas the           
,commission works to meet the ongoing   
challenges of consumer product safety3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the #ejth     
anniversary of the adoption of the      
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjea et seq471 which created 
the ,consumer ,product ,safety          
,commission 7referred to in this        
resolution as the ,commission72  7#b7   
expresses appreciation for the actions  
of the ,commission taken to protect the 
people of the ,united ,states from      
dangerous consumer products2  7#c7      
acknowledges that while the ,commission 
has made great strides in consumer      
product safety1 the risk of injury or   
death from consumer products1 both new  
and old1 remains2 and  7#d7 commits to  

working with the ,commission in         
furtherance of making consumer products 
as safe as possible4