H.R. 798House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021

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The COVID‑19 Home Safety Act of 2021 requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to examine how the pandemic has changed injuries and deaths linked to consumer products. The CPSC must publish a public report every three months for the length of the COVID‑19 public health emergency and send copies to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The bill aims to inform safety actions for all consumers, especially vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Key Provisions

Mandates the CPSC to issue its first report within three months of enactment and then quarterly for the duration of the COVID‑19 public health emergency.
Reports must compile data from the CPSC, other agencies, media, poison‑control centers, and any other relevant sources.
Requires identification of injury and death trends by comparing pre‑pandemic and pandemic periods, and highlighting subpopulations at higher risk.
Specifies that reports note where injuries/deaths occur (e.g., type of building or outdoor setting) and whether involved products are under recall or safety standards.
Calls for identification of emerging consumer products that present new safety risks during the pandemic.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

February 5, 2021

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Introduced in House

February 4, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 4, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

February 5, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 4, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 798

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 4, 2021

Mr. Cárdenas (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021.

Report

(a)

COVID-19 report required

Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section and every 3 months thereafter for the duration of the COVID–19 public health emergency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the effect of the COVID–19 public health emergency on injuries and deaths from consumer products.

(b)

Contents of report

The report shall include the following:

(1)

Relevant data and statistics from—

(A)

the data sources of the Commission;

(B)

other appropriate agencies;

(C)

media reports;

(D)

poison control centers, to the extent practical; and

(E)

any other relevant data sources.

(2)

An identification of trends in injuries and deaths from consumer products, comparing data from representative time periods before and during the COVID–19 public health emergency.

(3)

An identification of subpopulations that have experienced elevated risk of injury or death from consumer products during the COVID–19 public health emergency, such as minorities, infants, people with disabilities, children, or the elderly.

(4)

An identification of where most injuries or deaths from consumer products during the COVID–19 public health emergency are taking place, such as the type of building or outdoor environment.

(5)

A specification about whether consumer products associated with a substantial number of injuries or deaths during the COVID–19 public health emergency are—

(A)

under recall;

(B)

subject to a voluntary consumer product safety standard; or

(C)

subject to a mandatory consumer product safety standard.

(6)

An identification of emerging consumer products that are posing new risks to consumers.

(c)

COVID–19 public health emergency defined

The term COVID–19 public health emergency means a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof.