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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1816
To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce,
or importation into the United States of any crib bumper, and for
other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 12, 2019
Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.
BROWN, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribu-
tion in commerce, or importation into the United States
of any crib bumper, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Cribs Act of
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2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CRIB BUMPERS.
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(a) PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF CRIB BUMP-
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ERS.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the
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date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any
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person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute
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in commerce, or import into the United States any crib
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bumper.
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(b) TREATMENT OF VIOLATION.—A violation of sub-
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section (a) shall be treated as a violation of section
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19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
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2068(a)(1)).
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(c) CRIB BUMPER DEFINED.—In this section, the
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term ‘‘crib bumper’’—
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(1) means any material that is intended to
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cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib
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occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or
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to prevent partial or complete access to any openings
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in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from
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getting any part of the body entrapped in any open-
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ing; and
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(2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported
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and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, a mesh crib
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liner, and vertical crib slat covers.
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