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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 132, S. 289.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 289) to ban the sale of products with a high
concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other
purposes.
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mr. MORAN. I ask that the bill be considered read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. MORAN. I know of no further debate on the bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (S. 289) was passed as follows:
S. 289
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Youth Poisoning Protection
Act”.
SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CONCENTRATION
OF SODIUM NITRITE.
(a) In General.—Any consumer product containing a high
concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered to be a
banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).
(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to—
(1) prohibit any commercial or industrial purpose in which
high concentration sodium nitrite is not customarily produced
or distributed for sale to, or use or consumption by, or
enjoyment of, a consumer; and
(2) apply to high concentration sodium nitrite that meets
the definition of a “drug”, “device”, or “cosmetic” (as
such terms are defined in sections 201(g), (h), and (i) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g),
(h), and (i))), or “food” (as defined in section 201(f) of
such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f))), including poultry and poultry
products (as such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f)
of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)and
(f))), meat and meat food products (as such terms are defined
in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
601(j))), and eggs and egg products (as such terms are
defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 1033)).
(c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:
(1) Consumer product.—The term “consumer product” has
the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).
(2) High concentration of sodium nitrite.—The term “high
concentration of sodium nitrite” means a concentration of 10
or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.
(d) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.