WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress prepares to recess for the holidays, the House of Representatives today passed comprehensive consumer product safety legislation – H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Modernization Act of 2007 – unanimously on a vote of 407 to 0. Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette, an original cosponsor of the legislation, supported the measure and applauded its passage.

“Congress scored a win for the American people today by passing comprehensive consumer product safety legislation aimed at protecting consumers from harmful products. This legislation beefs up the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by giving it the tools and resources to carry out the mission of ensuring the safety of the products we bring into our homes. With countless toys recalled because of excessive amounts of lead, this measure not only imposes the toughest lead standard in the world for children’s toys, but also requires independent, third-party testing of consumer products.

“Protecting people from harmful products has been a top priority for me and this Congress. I am proud to have worked as part of the Energy and Commerce Committee and House leadership to pass this legislation.”