Agreement on federal toy safety bill reached

Sen. Mark Pryor coordinated a resolution to the toy safety bill he sponsored yesterday with House and Senate members. The agreement ensures that toys are not contaminated with lead and phthalates, requires mandatory testing of children’s products, and increases funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. It could come up for a vote in the House this week. Senate agreement would send it to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. Here's more from the New York Times, the front page of the Washington Post, and here's Sen. Pryor's news release.