Magnet Injury Prevention Act

Summary

Magnet Injury Prevention Act This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets. The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are designed and marketed for entertainment or mental stimulation (e.g., puzzle working, sculpture building, or certain jewelry); (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry subject to existing standards; (3) pose a choking, aspiration, or ingestion risk to young children; and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold. The bill also authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for certain other types of small, high-powered magnets.

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Timeline

1. 23 June 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 June 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 23 June 2022 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 June 2022

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

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