S 3143
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Metals
Product safety and quality
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
Introduced: December 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Magnet Injury Prevention Act
This bill prohibits as hazardous products specified consumer magnets made from alloys of rare-earth elements (i.e., the group of metallic elements that includes lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium). The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are commonly marketed for entertainment (e.g., puzzle working or sculpture building), (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry, (3) pose a choking risk to young children, and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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