Consumer Safety Technology Act
Latest action · May 15, 2024 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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2023
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consumer Safety Technology Act
This bill establishes a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Specifically, the CPSC must consult with relevant stakeholders, such as data scientists and product manufacturers, and use artificial intelligence for a least one of the following purposes: (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.
The bill also requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report on existing and emerging uses of blockchain technology for consumer protection, and (2) the Federal Trade Commission to report on its efforts to prevent unfair or deceptive practices relating to digital tokens.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 20, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 27, 2023 |
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 Jul 20, 2023Markup Dec 5, 2023Markup Dec 6, 2023Reported May 10, 2024 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2023Markup Nov 2, 2023Reported Nov 2, 2023 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 15, 2024 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 14, 2024Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 14, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3032-3034)
- May 14, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4814.
- May 14, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3032-3033)
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 H3032–H3034Text printed H3032 | Darren Soto D-FL, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | May 14, 2024 |
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
- Jun 6, 2024H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on May 14, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 125, July 20, 2023, page H3891.
Titles 18
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 mission of the Commission and to direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively.
- 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 to direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and tokens, respectively
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Consumer Safety Technology 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 Introduced for portions of this bill
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- Blockchain Innovation 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
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Digital Taxonomy 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.
- May 15, 2024Referred in Senate
- May 14, 2024Engrossed in House
- May 10, 2024Reported in House
- Jul 20, 2023Introduced 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.
