HR 1770
Passed a chamber
Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to run a pilot program using artificial intelligence for product safety work, and directs the Commerce Department and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on blockchain technology and tokens.
Official title: Consumer Safety Technology Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-MAR-2025
Referred
03-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
04-MAR-2025
Reported
12-JUN-2025
On the calendar
12-JUN-2025
Passed
14-JUL-2025
Senate
Received
15-JUL-2025
- Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish an artificial intelligence pilot program within 1 year of the date of enactment.
- Requires the pilot to use AI for at least one of four tasks: tracking injury trends, identifying product hazards, monitoring online and retail sales of recalled products, or flagging products barred from U.S. entry.
- Requires the Commerce Secretary to study how blockchain technology could help prevent fraud and other unfair or deceptive practices, with a report to Congress due 6 months after the study is completed.
- Requires the Federal Trade Commission to report within 1 year on its actions and recommendations concerning unfair or deceptive practices in token transactions.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-JUL-2025).
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2 Democrats
1 Republican