Consumer Safety Technology Act

This bill pushes federal agencies to test new tech to better protect consumers. It tells the Consumer Product Safety Commission to run a pilot using artificial intelligence to spot product dangers. That can include tracking injury trends, finding hazards, watching online stores for recalled items, and flagging unsafe imports. The agency must consult tech experts, retailers, manufacturers, and safety groups, then publish what it learned after the pilot ends .

It also orders the Commerce Department, working with the FTC, to study how blockchain could help fight scams and protect consumers. The study must look at real uses, trends, benefits and risks, how government and industry can work together, and whether any rules should change, with a chance for public input. A public report is due after the study finishes. The FTC must also publish a report on unfair or deceptive practices involving digital tokens, what it has done about them, and any new laws it recommends to better safeguard people in token markets .

| Who is affected | What changes | When | |—|—|—| | Shoppers, parents, retailers, and product makers | CPSC tests AI to find unsafe products and recalled items online; results will be shared publicly | Pilot starts within 1 year of enactment; public report due within 1 year after the pilot ends | | People using services built on blockchain | Commerce studies how blockchain can reduce fraud and improve consumer protection; public can comment; a report will be published | Study due within 1 year; report due within 6 months after the study ends | | People buying or using digital tokens; token companies | FTC reports on token-related scams, its enforcement actions, and any needed new laws | Report due within 1 year of enactment |