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	<title>What is the CPSIA? &#187; Activism</title>
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		<title>What can I do about CPSIA?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) became a law last year. At the beginning of this year, several members of Congress recognized that this law has far too many unintended consequences and therefore needed to be amended.
To fix many of the problems the law has caused, Senator Jim DeMint (SC) proposed S. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) became a law last year. At the beginning of this year, several members of Congress recognized that this law has far too many unintended consequences and therefore needed to be amended.</p>
<p>To fix many of the problems the law has caused, Senator Jim DeMint (SC) proposed <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-374">S. 374</a> in the Senate and Representative Joe Barton (TX) proposed <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1815">HR 1815</a> in the House.</p>
<p>According to Congressional procedure, these bills are now under consideration by the <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSIF">House Committee on Energy and Commerce</a> and the <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=SSCM">Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation</a>.</p>
<p>Many committee members, who were among CPSIA&#8217;s original authors, are obstructing progress by refusing to let any of these bills be debated and considered by either the House or Senate because they think there&#8217;s nothing wrong with CPSIA.</p>
<p>If you feel CPSIA could use some improvement, please tell them otherwise!</p>
<p>Write to your Senators and your Representative by <a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">clicking here</a> for your Senators and <a href="https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml">clicking here</a> for your Represenatatives.</p>
<p>Call or fax members of the committees:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/">House Committee on Energy and Commerce</a> (the contact information is at the bottom of the page)</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home">Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation<br />
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<p>If you have additional questions about how to get involved, please send an email to info [at] whatisthecpsia [dot] com.</p>
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