Bills · 118th Congress · Commerce

Youth Poisoning Protection Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced6/22/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 5/15/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 376–33 on May 15, 2024 (Roll Call 206 →). Received in the Senate on May 16, 2024. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 5/15/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic202 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Not voting
  • Republican174 Yea · 33 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Youth Poisoning Protection Act

This bill makes a consumer product with a concentration of sodium nitrite of 10% or greater a banned hazardous product.

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Sponsor
Rep. Lori Trahan ( Democrat · MA-3)
Cosponsors
8
Introduced
6/22/23
Policy area
Commerce

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (19)
  1. 6/22/23Introduced in House
  2. 6/22/23Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 6/23/23Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  4. 11/2/23Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. 11/2/23Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  6. 12/5/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. 12/6/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. 12/6/23Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  9. 5/10/24Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-497.
  10. 5/10/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
  11. 5/14/24Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. 5/14/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3027-3028)
  13. 5/14/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4310.
  14. 5/14/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. 5/15/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3254)
  16. 5/15/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 33 (Roll no. 206). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3027)
  17. 5/15/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 33 (Roll no. 206). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3027)
  18. 5/15/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. 5/16/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.