Consumer Safety Technology Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 28, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consumer Safety Technology Act
This bill requires various agencies to explore the use of emerging technologies in the context of consumer products and safety. First, the Consumer Product Safety Commission must consult with relevant stakeholders, such as data scientists and product manufacturers, and use artificial intelligence in a pilot program for a least one of the following processes: (1) tracking trends in injuries involving consumer products, (2) identifying consumer product hazards, (3) monitoring the sale of recalled consumer products, or (4) identifying consumer products that do not meet specified importation requirements related to product safety.
Additionally, the Department of Commerce must consult with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other relevant agencies to study potential applications of blockchain technology (i.e., the technology that supports digital currencies such as Bitcoin), including the use of such technology to address fraud and other unfair or deceptive practices.
Finally, the FTC must report on its efforts to address unfair or deceptive trade practices related to digital tokens (i.e., transferable units of a digital currency).
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 28, 2020 to Sep 24, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Sep 24, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 28, 2020Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 29, 2020 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 29, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-545.
- Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445.
- Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4988-4990)
- Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8128.
- Sep 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4988-4989)
- Sep 29, 2020The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4988–H4990Text printed H4988 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jerry McNerney D-CA | Sep 29, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 24, 2020H.R. 8128, Consumer Safety Technology ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 151, August 28, 2020, page H4312.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8153 | Blockchain Innovation Act | Related bill | Sep 1, 2020 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the consumer product safety mission of the Commission.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the Commission and direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively.
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Consumer Safety Technology Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Consumer Safety Technology Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Consumer Safety Technology Act
- Short Title(s) for portions of this bill from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Commerce
- Competition and antitrust
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Currency
- Digital media
- Financial services and investments
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Product safety and quality
- Public-private cooperation
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Trade restrictions
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
- Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
