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

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

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-05 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-278.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-278. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Requires each portable gasoline container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to a specified child-resistance standard issued by ASTM International. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Requires the CPSC to report to specified congressional committees on the degree of industry compliance, related enforcement actions, and incidents involving children interacting with portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not in compliance with the standard).

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Official text

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · 40 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (2007-10-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (2007-10-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr814 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110