US SB1341 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials' ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied.
Title
SOFFA Act Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-15 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630. |
| 2020-12-15 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. Without written report. |
| 2019-07-24 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. |
| 2019-05-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2647 (Same As) 2019-12-17 - Received in the Senate.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
California
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal preemption
Fires
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations
California
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal preemption
Fires
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations
