HR4814-118

Reported

To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the Commission and to direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 20, 2023

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
May 10, 2024

Additional sponsor: Ms. Castor of Florida

May 10, 2024

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole …

Jul 20, 2023

Mr. Soto (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish AI pilot program for tracking product injuries, identifying hazards, and monitoring recalled product sales.

Who Benefits and How

  • Consumers gain improved product safety monitoring
  • CPSC receives modern tools for hazard detection
  • Product safety enhanced through AI analysis

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • CPSC must develop and implement AI program
  • Commerce Department coordinates blockchain traceability study

Key Provisions

  • AI for injury trends, hazard identification, recall monitoring
  • Identifies refused imports under CPSC authority
  • Consult with technologists and data scientists
  • Blockchain traceability study for supply chains
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 10, 2026 17:41

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Directs CPSC to pilot AI use for consumer product safety monitoring

Policy Domains

Consumer Safety Technology Artificial Intelligence

Legislative Strategy

"Modernize consumer safety through AI technology"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Consumer Safety Artificial Intelligence
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"token" §2

Transferrable digital representation on blockchain

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