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Magnet Injury Prevention Act

USA117th CongressS-4479| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2022
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3143
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8199
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3143
    Magnet Injury Prevention Act


  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8199
    Introduced in House


  • June 23, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8199: Magnet Injury Prevention Act

Magnet Injury Prevention Act

USA117th CongressS-4479| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2022
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3143
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8199
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3143
    Magnet Injury Prevention Act


  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8199
    Introduced in House


  • June 23, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8199: Magnet Injury Prevention Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted