legislation: 117-s-4479
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| 117-s-4479 | 117 | s | 4479 | Magnet Injury Prevention Act | Commerce | 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 0 | 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. | 2023-08-25T13:00:31Z |