H.R. 814 - Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Consumers. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
This bill would have the Consumer Product Safety Commission set child-safety standards for closures (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on June 16, 2008.

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

H.R. 814 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
This bill would have the Consumer Product Safety Commission set child-safety standards for closures (by CRS)
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Title
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
Other Titles
  • Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
  • Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
  • Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
  • Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
  • Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
Sponsor
Dennis Moore
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Consumers
  • Administrative procedure
  • Business
  • Child safety
  • Children
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Container industry
  • Energy
  • Executive departments
  • Gasoline
  • Independent regulatory commissions
  • Law
  • Petroleum storage
  • Product safety
  • Safety measures
  • Standards
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    Major Actions
    Introduced2/05/2007
    Referred to Committee
    Passed House10/09/2007
    Passed Senate6/16/2008
    Signed by President7/17/2008
    Bill History
    Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
    select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.10/09/2007PASSED by voice vote
    currently selectedSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.6/16/2008PASSED by voice vote
    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced2/05/2007
    2/05/2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    2/06/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
    6/06/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
    7/31/2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    7/31/2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
    9/27/2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
    Put on a legislative calendar9/27/2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
    10/09/2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-367.
    Put on a legislative calendar10/09/2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
    10/09/2007Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
    10/09/2007Considered under suspension of the rules.
    10/09/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 814.
    select this voteHouse Vote on Passage10/09/2007On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
    10/15/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    6/16/2008Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
    currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage6/16/2008Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
    Presented to President6/16/2008Cleared for White House.
    6/17/2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
    Presented to President7/07/2008Presented to President.
    Signed7/17/2008Signed by President.
    Enacted7/17/2008Became Public Law No: 110-278.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent." from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Book, newspaper & periodical publishing
    Consumer groups

    opposed this bill

    Date Range of Contributions
    Within days of the vote "Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent."
    ContributorInterest groupAmountDatesort iconSenate memberPartyStateVote
    Mcdonough, JamesBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5005/19/08Richard DurbinDILYes
    Morin, Thomas MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5005/19/08John CornynRTXYes
    Paxton, JamesBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/19/08Mitch McConnellRKYYes
    Tobias, AndrewBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/19/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    Huget, Lesa DBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5005/20/08Carl LevinDMIYes
    Lewis, EdwardBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/20/08Richard DurbinDILYes
    Corbett, Leo JBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/21/08Joseph BidenDDEYes
    Magazine Publishers of AmericaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/21/08Claire McCaskillDMOYes
    Bahash, Robert JBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0005/22/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    Decker, Peter RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2005/23/08Ken SalazarDCOYes
    Rock, CaroBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3005/27/08Arlen SpecterDPAYes
    Vance, DorothyBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5005/29/08Mitch McConnellRKYYes
    Nesmith, W HBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5005/30/08Saxby ChamblissRGAYes
    Halverson, Kim aBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2005/31/08Ted StevensRAKYes
    Berle, Roger KBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/2/08Susan CollinsRMEYes
    Mindich, Stacey BBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3006/3/08Frank LautenbergDNJYes
    Cohen, RitaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5006/5/08Susan CollinsRMEYes
    Hatkoff, Craig MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/6/08Frank LautenbergDNJYes
    Burke, WilliamBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5006/9/08Susan CollinsRMEYes
    Feller, MillicentBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/9/08Ben NelsonDNEYes
    Lear, KateBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/9/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    News America HoldingsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/9/08John ReedDRIYes
    Waroff, DeborahBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/9/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    Fuchs, CarolBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/10/08John ReedDRIYes
    Baraniak, John RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/11/08Russell FeingoldDWIYes
    News America HoldingsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/11/08Roger WickerRMSYes
    Magazine Publishers of AmericaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/12/08Jim DeMintRSCYes
    Heminger, Edwin LBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/13/08George VoinovichROHYes
    Heminger, Gary RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,0006/13/08George VoinovichROHYes
    Tarr, PatriciaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$-2,0006/13/08Frank LautenbergDNJYes
    Brown, Clarence J HonBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/14/08George VoinovichROHYes
    Braddon, Cynthia HBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/16/08Richard ShelbyRALYes
    Hennessy, Carol MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/18/08Debbie Ann StabenowDMIYes
    Medlicott, Erin RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/18/08Joseph BidenDDEYes
    News America HoldingsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,5006/19/08Gordon SmithRORYes
    Wilson, JonathanBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/19/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Berger, Bruce NBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,0006/20/08Patty MurrayDWAYes
    Bingham, SallieBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,8006/20/08Jeff BingamanDNMYes
    Bingham, SallieBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5006/20/08Jeff BingamanDNMYes
    Meredith CorpBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,0006/23/08Lindsey GrahamRSCYes
    Meredith CorpBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,0006/23/08Saxby ChamblissRGAYes
    Sheehan, Shaun MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/23/08Roger WickerRMSYes
    Long, DixonBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$6006/24/08George VoinovichROHYes
    Mccollister, Rolfe JrBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$8006/24/08David VitterRLAYes
    Mccollister, Rolfe JrBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2006/24/08David VitterRLAYes
    Oliveira, NancyBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/24/08Barbara BoxerDCAYes
    Cato, Marion MsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/25/08John BarrassoRWYYes
    Reed Elsevier IncBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/25/08James InhofeROKYes
    Goldsmith, MargotBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/26/08Richard DurbinDILYes
    Gould, Bruce KBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/26/08Carl LevinDMIYes
    Luke, SarahBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,0006/26/08Byron DorganDNDYes
    News America HoldingsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/26/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    Thompson, KristinBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/26/08Russell FeingoldDWIYes
    Callaci, GloriaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/27/08Richard DurbinDILYes
    Swords, Julia RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2006/27/08Ken SalazarDCOYes
    Berger, Bruce NBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,7006/30/08Patty MurrayDWAYes
    Berger, Bruce NBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$-1,7006/30/08Patty MurrayDWAYes
    Birsh, Philip SBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0006/30/08Joseph BidenDDEYes
    Chamberlin, MarleneBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/30/08Carl LevinDMIYes
    Ingersoll, Lynn MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2506/30/08Joseph BidenDDEYes
    Koubek, Jana MsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3006/30/08Elizabeth DoleRNCYes
    Nichols, Robin TBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$3306/30/08Max BaucusDMTYes
    Nyberg, ElizabethBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5006/30/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Salzman, JillianBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3006/30/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Salzman, JillianBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$8006/30/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Samuels, MonicaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3006/30/08John CornynRTXYes
    Scheuer, JeffreyBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5006/30/08Carl LevinDMIYes
    St Marie, JayneBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$3006/30/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Krinsky, RobertaBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$3007/1/08Russell FeingoldDWIYes
    Bullington, Gayle EBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5007/2/08Patty MurrayDWAYes
    Pertschuk, MichaelBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5007/2/08Jeff BingamanDNMYes
    Eychaner, FredBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2,3007/3/08Thomas HarkinDIAYes
    Gould, Bruce KBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,3007/8/08Carl LevinDMIYes
    Hoffecker, Carol EBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2507/8/08Joseph BidenDDEYes
    News America HoldingsBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0007/9/08John RockefellerDWVYes
    Abdo, JamesBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$4007/11/08Norm ColemanRMNYes
    Decker, Peter RBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$2007/11/08Ken SalazarDCOYes
    Vincent, Ada BBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$5007/11/08Mary LandrieuDLAYes
    Ludwig, LoisBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0007/12/08Barbara BoxerDCAYes
    Regan, R MBook, newspaper & periodical publishing$1,0007/16/08Mitch McConnellRKYYes
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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, May 17, 2008 – July 16, 2008.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Vote
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
    John BarrassoRWY$1,000$0Yes
    Max BaucusDMT$330$0Yes
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
    Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
    Joe BidenDDE$2,750$0Yes
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,800$0Yes
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
    Barbara BoxerDCA$2,000$0Yes
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
    Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$0Yes
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0Yes
    Ben CardinDMD$0$0Yes
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$0Yes
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,500$0Yes
    Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0Yes
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
    Norm ColemanRMN$4,550$0Yes
    Susan CollinsRME$2,000$0Yes
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
    John CornynRTX$2,800$0Yes
    Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
    Jim DeMintRSC$1,000$0Yes
    Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$2,300$0Yes
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
    Byron DorganDND$2,000$0Yes
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,750$0Yes
    John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
    Russ FeingoldDWI$800$0Yes
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,000$0Yes
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
    Tom HarkinDIA$2,300$0Yes
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
    Jim InhofeROK$1,000$0Yes
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$0Yes
    John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
    Mary LandrieuDLA$5,500$0Yes
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,300$0Yes
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0Yes
    Carl LevinDMI$3,550$0Yes
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
    John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,000$0Yes
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,500$0Yes
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0Yes
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
    Patty MurrayDWA$2,500$0Yes
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$250$0Yes
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0Yes
    Barack ObamaDIL$0$0Yes
    Mark PryorDAR$0$0Yes
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0Yes
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,000$0Yes
    Ken SalazarDCO$600$0Yes
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
    Richard ShelbyRAL$1,000$0Yes
    Gordon SmithROR$2,500$0Yes
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,300$0Yes
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,000$0Yes
    Ted StevensRAK$200$0Yes
    John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
    Jon TesterDMT$0$0Yes
    John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
    David VitterRLA$1,000$0Yes
    George VoinovichROH$3,850$0Yes
    John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
    Roger WickerRMS$2,000$0Yes
    Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Vote
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
    John BarrassoRWY$1,000$0Yes
    Max BaucusDMT$330$0Yes
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
    Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
    Joe BidenDDE$2,750$0Yes
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$2,800$0Yes
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
    Barbara BoxerDCA$2,000$0Yes
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
    Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$0Yes
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0Yes
    Ben CardinDMD$0$0Yes
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$0Yes
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,500$0Yes
    Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0Yes
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
    Norm ColemanRMN$4,550$0Yes
    Susan CollinsRME$2,000$0Yes
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
    John CornynRTX$2,800$0Yes
    Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
    Jim DeMintRSC$1,000$0Yes
    Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$2,300$0Yes
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
    Byron DorganDND$2,000$0Yes
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,750$0Yes
    John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
    Russ FeingoldDWI$800$0Yes
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,000$0Yes
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
    Tom HarkinDIA$2,300$0Yes
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
    Jim InhofeROK$1,000$0Yes
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$0Yes
    John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
    Mary LandrieuDLA$5,500$0Yes
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,300$0Yes
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0Yes
    Carl LevinDMI$3,550$0Yes
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
    John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,000$0Yes
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,500$0Yes
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0Yes
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
    Patty MurrayDWA$2,500$0Yes
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$250$0Yes
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0Yes
    Barack ObamaDIL$0$0Yes
    Mark PryorDAR$0$0Yes
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,000$0Yes
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,000$0Yes
    Ken SalazarDCO$600$0Yes
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
    Richard ShelbyRAL$1,000$0Yes
    Gordon SmithROR$2,500$0Yes
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,300$0Yes
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,000$0Yes
    Ted StevensRAK$200$0Yes
    John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
    Jon TesterDMT$0$0Yes
    John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
    David VitterRLA$1,000$0Yes
    George VoinovichROH$3,850$0Yes
    John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
    Roger WickerRMS$2,000$0Yes
    Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$68,930
    Consumer groups$0

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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