Monday, March 3, 2008: Senators voting on Consumer Products Safety Commission Bill

Senators voting on motion to proceed to a consumer products safety bill

[17:34]
Before the senators is a bill reforming the Consumer Products Safety Commission, including changes for toy standards. Senate leaders earlier predicted that senators would invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill. That cloture vote is now underway.

Among other things, the bill outlaws lead in toys (duh!) It also sets up a public database for complaints about toys and introduces ways to track toys to facilitate any recall.

Yeah, everyone is voting for cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill. It will now be open for amendment on the floor.

The cloture motion on the motion to proceed tot he bill passes officially at 17:56. The Senate goes into a period of morning business.