H.R. 1139: Detergent PACS Act of 2015
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H.R. 1139: Detergent PACS Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-26 · Commerce · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1733)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1733) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Detergent PACS Act of 2015
Plain summary
Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 or the Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness. Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards. Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design of packets less attractive to children, and (3) liquid composition standards to make the consequences of exposure less severe. Requires the rule or standards to be treated as consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
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Official text
Detergent PACS Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 17 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Gwen Moore (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Grace Meng (D-NY)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Political action committee (PAC)
- A committee that raises and spends money to support or oppose candidates. PACs that give directly to federal candidates have contribution limits and report to the Federal Election Commission.
- 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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1139.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1139 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114