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15 U.S.C. 1278a: Children's products containing lead; lead paint rule

Created in 2008 by Public Law 110-314. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2057c, 15 U.S.C. 2063.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–28, §10(b), substituted "(as defined in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)))" for "(as defined in section 3(a)(16) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(16)))". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–28, §1(a), added par. (3). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–28, §1(b)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Commission may, by regulation, exclude a specific product or material from the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Commission, after notice and a hearing, determi… Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 112–28, §1(b)(2), substituted "include" for "include to,". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 112–28, §1(b)(3), added pars. (5) to (7) and redesignated former par. (5) as (8). Law text · (b)

    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.