Safe Sleep Act of 2019

Prohibition on the sale of inclined sleepers for infants— 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 inclined sleeper for infants.

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)).

In general— The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in accordance with section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 2056a) may promulgate a consumer product safety standard for a product category intended, marketed, or designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to one year old only if such standard is consistent with safe sleep best practices as agreed upon by representatives of consumer groups, nationally recognized organization representing pediatricians, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts.

Interpretation— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from promulgating, in accordance with section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 2056a), consumer product safety standards for products not intended, marketed or designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to one year old.