S. 1165 - Button Cell Battery Safety Act of 2011
Commerce. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- John D. Rockefeller, IV
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Button Cell Battery Safety Act of 2011
S. 1165 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- A bill to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate consumer product safety standards to require child-resistant closures on remote controls and other consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate consumer product safety standards to require child-resistant closures on remote controls and other consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Button Cell Battery Safety Act of 2011
- Sponsor
- John D. Rockefeller, IV
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Commerce
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child safety and welfare
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Product safety and quality
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- Major Actions
Introduced 6/09/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/09/2011 6/09/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 6/09/2011 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | R | NH | $0 | $500 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $5,000 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $0 | $1,000 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $0 | $3,150 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $0 | $2,900 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $0 | $2,500 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $0 | $4,400 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $1,500 |
| Scott P. Brown | R | MA | $0 | $7,250 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $6,000 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $1,500 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $500 | $2,750 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Coats | R | IN | $0 | $500 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher A. Coons | D | DE | $0 | $1,200 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $2,600 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Al Franken | D | MN | $0 | $3,300 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $0 | $3,500 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Kay R. Hagan | D | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $2,700 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $0 | $500 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $2,000 |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL | $0 | $1,000 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $2,300 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $3,300 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $-1,900 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin, III | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $1,500 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $2,300 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $6,000 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $0 | $250 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $4,400 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $500 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $12,800 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $0 | $2,900 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $5,050 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $500 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $0 | $1,250 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $5,300 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $0 | $1,000 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $250 | $2,000 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $4,100 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Toomey | R | PA | $0 | $2,250 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $0 | $2,300 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $0 | $250 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $2,400 |
