H.R. 8199 · 117th Congress
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
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This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Magnet Injury Prevention Act
Latest action (Jun 23, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 23, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.