# 116-hr-8128: Consumer Safety Technology Act

116-hr-8128, Consumer Safety Technology Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8128
- Congress: 116
- Title: Consumer Safety Technology Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2020-08-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

AI for Consumer Product Safety Act This bill establishes a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). 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 processes: (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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8128 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8128)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8128 (as of 2025-11-18).