H.R. 1770 · 119th Congress

Consumer Safety Technology Act

Introduced on Mar 3, 2025 by Darren Soto (D-FL-9). 3 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 15, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 3, 2025
Cosponsors
3
1 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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 tokens, respectively.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Currency
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 3, 2025). Public domain.

Consumer Safety Technology Act

This bill (1) establishes a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and (2) requires reports related to blockchain technology and digital tokens.

Specifically, the CPSC must consult with relevant stakeholders, such as data scientists and product manufacturers, and use artificial intelligence for a least one of the following purposes: (1) tracking trends in injuries involving consumer products, (2) identifying consumer product hazards, (3) monitoring the sale of recalled consumer products, or (4) identifying consumer products that do not meet specified importation requirements related to product safety.

The bill also requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report on existing and emerging uses of blockchain technology for consumer protection, and (2) the Federal Trade Commission to report on its efforts to prevent unfair or deceptive practices relating to digital tokens.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Darren SotoD-FL-9Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jul 14, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 336–36

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 3, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 4, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 4, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 12, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-157.
  7. Jun 12, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-157.
  8. Jun 12, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 123.
  9. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3212-3214)
  11. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1770.
  12. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3231)
  14. Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 336 - 36 (Roll no. 192).House · Roll call 192
  15. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 336 - 36 (Roll no. 192). (text: CR H3212-3213)House · Roll call 192
  16. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jul 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Cencora Inc. (formerly AmerisourceBergen Corporation)3 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  2. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  3. ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC.1 report
  4. American Pharmacists Association1 report
    $35K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  5. BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION1 report
    $520K reported (all issues)
  6. LG Electronics USA, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.