United States · Bill · S
S. 3143 (116th)
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
Introduced
19 December 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Magnet Injury Prevention Act This bill prohibits as hazardous products specified consumer magnets made from alloys of rare-earth elements (i.e., the group of metallic elements that includes lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium). The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are commonly marketed for entertainment (e.g., puzzle working or sculpture building), (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry, (3) pose a choking risk to young children, and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 December 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3143
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3143