This legislation, titled the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026 , aims to prohibit the sale of consumer products containing nitrous oxide. It achieves this by designating such products as banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act, with the ban becoming effective 180 days after the bill's enactment. Crucially, the bill includes several important exceptions to this ban. These exemptions permit the sale and use of nitrous oxide for medical or dental treatment by licensed professionals, in the commercial production of food or food products , and for research and development purposes. Additionally, it does not apply to consumer products where nitrous oxide is sold as a component of food and functions as a propellant within a pressurized container, such as in whipped cream products.