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For Immediate Release
08/14/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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President Signs the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 into Law
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WASHINGTON D.C. –President George W. Bush today signed into law H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The legislation reauthorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the first time in 18 years.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement.
“The Consumer Product Safety Commission is responsible for ensuring that the more than 15,000 products – everything from infant cribs to all-terrain-vehicles – are safe to use. Every year, more than 28,000 Americans die and an additional 33 million are injured by consumer products. These numbers are too high, and an effective CPSC with increased funding, staff, and authority is essential to reducing these losses.
“The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is the first step toward revitalizing an important safety agency and restoring confidence in the safety of consumer products for years to come.”
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Commerce Committee Reschedules Hearing to Examine U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade Imbalance
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces that the Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on The Imbalance in U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade, has been rescheduled for September 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The hearing will examine the reasons for the imbalance in U.S.-Korea bilateral automobile trade; its impact on the United...
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Commerce Committee Announces New Date for Prepaid Calling Card Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the previously postponed Full Committee Hearing on Improving Consumer Protection in the Prepaid Calling Card Market has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The Committee will examine information disclosure to consumers, allegations of hidden charges and fees, discrepanci...
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