Alex Gate Safety Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a federal safety standard for certain covered gates, run a national education campaign on gate hazards, and define covered gates, building officials, and related safety terms.
Who Benefits and How
Children, parents, schools, child care operators, and property visitors benefit because the Consumer Product Safety Commission must set a mandatory safety standard for covered gates and then educate the public about related hazards. Building officials benefit from a federal standard they can consider in code discussions and local safety enforcement. Gate purchasers benefit from clearer expectations for safer gate design, labeling, installation, or use.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Gate manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers must comply with the new CPSC rule once promulgated. The Consumer Product Safety Commission must write the rule within one year and conduct a national awareness campaign within two years. Building owners using covered gates may face replacement, installation, or compliance costs if existing products do not meet the new standard.
Key Provisions
- Requires CPSC to promulgate a federal consumer product safety standard for covered gates within one year.
- Authorizes the rulemaking under Administrative Procedure Act notice-and-comment procedures.
- Requires a national public education and awareness campaign within two years.
- Defines covered gates and related building-official terms.
- Creates compliance duties for gate manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, and building owners.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a federal safety standard for certain covered gates, run a national education campaign on gate hazards, and define covered gates, building officials, and related safety terms.
Key Policy Areas
Consumer Product Safety, Children, Building Safety
Primary Purpose
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a federal safety standard for certain covered gates, run a national education campaign on gate hazards, and define covered gates, building officials, and related safety terms.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Children
- Parents
- Schools
- Child care providers
- Building officials
- Gate consumers
Identified Costs
- Gate manufacturers
- Gate importers
- Gate retailers
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Building owners
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Children, Consumer Product Safety Commission staff, Parents
Positive-direction: Children, Parents
Negative-direction: Consumer Product Safety Commission staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commission"
- → Consumer Product Safety Commission
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