Consumer Safety Technology Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2025 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consumer Safety Technology Act
This bill (1) establishes a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and (2) requires reports related to blockchain technology and digital tokens.
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2025 to Mar 11, 2025; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 3, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Mar 3, 2025 |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Mar 11, 2025 |
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 Mar 3, 2025Markup Mar 4, 2025Reported Jun 12, 2025 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 14, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3231)
- Jul 14, 2025Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 14, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3212-3214)
- Jul 14, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1770.
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 H3212–H3214Text printed H3212Recorded votes H3231enact | Darren Soto D-FL, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Jul 14, 2025 |
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 20, 2025H.R. 1770, Consumer Safety Technology ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 40, March 3, 2025, page H945.
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 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
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- Digital Taxonomy 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
- AI for Consumer Product Safety Act
- Blockchain Innovation Act
- Digital Taxonomy Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jul 14, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2025Reported in House
- Mar 3, 2025Introduced 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.
