Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, this bill directs the Consumer Products Safety Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related injuries, as the chairman stated.

The CPSC has recognized this as one of the top five potential hidden hazards in the home, with an average of one child fatality every 2 weeks from falling furniture and appliances. It is good to restate it because people need to know.

We support this bill moving forward with House passage today. I thank the chairwoman of the subcommittee, my colleague, Ms. Schakowsky, for championing this bill; along with Mr. Cardenas and all of the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee for their efforts.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1314, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Schakowsky for championing this very important bill. The best ideas come from the people, from our constituents.

Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this bill swiftly, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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