H.R. 6488: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-14 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters.

Plain summary

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to declare any novelty lighter to be a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act and promulgate a final consumer product safety rule to carry out this Act. Defines "novelty lighter" as a mechanical or electrical device that is typically used to light cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, is designed to appear to be a toy (such as by flashing lights or making sounds), and contains such other factors as the CPSC may determine.

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Official text

To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6488.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6488 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110