Safe Cribs Act
Summary
Safe Cribs Act This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers. Crib bumpers generally are padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings; they do not include unpadded, mesh crib liners.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
President
Introduced Apr 20, 2021
Last action Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1753; text: CR S1753)
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1753; text: CR S1753)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-62.
upper
Dec 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
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