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15 U.S.C. 1262: Declaration of hazardous substances

Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-613. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 1261, 15 U.S.C. 1275, 15 U.S.C. 1276, 15 U.S.C. 1277.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Consumer Product Safety Commission (6).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) authorized the Commission to declare hazardous substances by regulation and detailed proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of such regulations. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(4)(D), substituted "it" for "he" and "its" for "his" wherever appearing in reference to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Law text · (b), (c), (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(4)(B), substituted "Commission" for "Secretary" wherever appearing. Law text · (b), (c), (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(3)(A), substituted "may be commenced" for "shall be commenced" in introductory provisions. Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(3)(B), substituted "identified in a notice" for "identified in the notice". Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 110–314, §204(b)(3)(C), (D), in introductory provisions, substituted "unless the" for "unless, not less than 60 days after publication of the notice required in subsection (f) of this section, the" and in concluding provisions, substituted "appropriate Congressional committees.… Law text · (h)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–608, §108(b), struck out period at end and inserted ", except that the Commission shall terminate any such proceeding and rely on a voluntary standard only if such voluntary standard is in existence. For purposes of this section, a voluntary standard shall be considered … · (g)
    • Pub. L. 101–608, §107(b), added par. (3). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 101–608, §110(b), added subsec. (j). · (j)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35 added subsecs. (f) to (i). · (f), (g), (h), (i)

    1969

    • Pub. L. 91–113 added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1966

    • Pub. L. 89–756, §2(d), substituted "any such hazardous substance intended, or packaged in a form suitable, for use in the household or by children, which fails to bear a label in accordance with such regulations shall be deemed to be a misbranded hazardous substance" for "any container… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 89–756, §2(e), inserted "hazardous substance or" before "container of a hazardous substance". · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.