§2083 Congressional Veto of Consumer Product Safety Rules

Summary

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission creates a safety rule, it must send a copy to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The rule cannot take effect if Congress passes a resolution that disapproves it. That can happen if both the House and Senate approve a disapproval within 90 calendar days of continuous session after the rule was sent, or if one House approves it within 60 days and the other House fails to disapprove it within 30 days after getting it. The resolution must identify the rule, say when it was sent, and give reasons. If Congress does nothing or rejects a disapproval resolution, that does not count as approving the rule or make the rule presumed valid. Continuous session is only broken by an adjournment sine die, and days when either House is out for more than three days to a day certain are not counted in the 90/60/30-day periods.