Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Safe Cribs Act of 2019”.
Safe Cribs Act of 2019
A BILL
To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the United States of any crib bumper, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on sale of crib bumpers
Prohibition on the sale of crib bumpers— Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any crib bumper.
Treatment of violation— A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)).
Crib bumper defined— In this section, the term crib bumper—
means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening;
includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and
does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.