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H.R. 142

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Dangerous Products Warning Act
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · January 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
January 3, 2017
Sponsor
Rep. John ConyersD
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Dangerous Products Warning Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a business entity or product supervisor to knowingly conceal information about a serious danger associated with a product or business practice. Specifically, it imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a business entity or product supervisor who knows of a serious danger and knowingly fails to warn employees and inform a federal agency. Additionally, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly retaliate against (i.e., engage in employment discrimination against) an employee who warns other employees or informs a federal agency of a serious danger with a product or practice. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both—on a violator.

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