SOFFA Act
USA116th CongressS-1341| Senate
| Updated: 12/15/2020
Roger F. Wicker
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act or the SOFFA Act This bill adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials' ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCaliforniaConsumer Product Safety CommissionFederal preemptionFiresProduct safety and qualityState and local government operations
SOFFA Act
USA116th CongressS-1341| Senate
| Updated: 12/15/2020
Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act or the SOFFA Act This bill adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials' ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Roger F. Wicker
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Commerce
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCaliforniaConsumer Product Safety CommissionFederal preemptionFiresProduct safety and qualityState and local government operations