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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4884 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 10, 2020 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Home 

5 Safety Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT. 

7 (a) COVID–19 REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

8 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section 


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1 and every 3 months thereafter for the duration of the 

2 COVID–19 public health emergency, the Consumer Prod3 uct Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on 

4 Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor6 tation of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report 

7 on the effect of the COVID–19 public health emergency 

8 on injuries and deaths from consumer products. 

9 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall include 

10 the following: 

11 (1) A list of the top consumer products, 

12 prioritizing products that have been associated with 

13 the highest risk of serious injury or death during the 

14 COVID–19 emergency. The list under this para15 graph should be based on relevant data and statis16 tics from— 

17 (A) the data sources of the Commission; 

18 (B) other appropriate agencies; 

19 (C) media reports; 

20 (D) poison control centers, to the extent 

21 practical; and 

22 (E) any other relevant data sources. 

23 (2) An identification of trends in injuries and 

24 deaths in the consumer products listed under para25 graph (1), comparing data from representative time 


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1 periods before and during the COVID–19 public 

2 health emergency. 

3 (3) An identification of subpopulations that 

4 have experienced elevated risk of injury or death 

5 from the consumer products listed under paragraph 

6 (1) during the COVID–19 public health emergency, 

7 such as minorities, infants, people with disabilities, 

8 children, or the elderly. 

9 (4) An identification of where most injuries or 

10 deaths from consumer products during the COVID– 

11 19 public health emergency are taking place, such as 

12 the type of building or outdoor environment. 

13 (5) An identification of whether any specific 

14 consumer products in the categories described in 

15 paragraph (1) are— 

16 (A) under recall or other corrective action; 

17 (B) subject to a voluntary consumer prod18 uct safety standard; or 

19 (C) subject to a mandatory consumer prod20 uct safety standard. 

21 (6) An identification of any emerging consumer 

22 products or consumer product categories that are 

23 posing new risks to consumers. 

24 (7) A comprehensive assessment of the Com25 mission’s operations, re-entry criteria and associated 


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1 metrics, operational readiness, enforcement efforts 

2 (including import-export surveillance of counterfeit 

3 and untested consumer goods and laboratory func4 tions), and corrective action taken (including the 

5 number of corrective actions announced and recall 

6 effectiveness) during the COVID–19 public health 

7 emergency and a determination of whether addi8 tional resources, personnel, or protocols are required 

9 to fulfill the Commission’s current authorities to ad10 dress unforeseen effects of the COVID–19 public 

11 health emergency. 

12 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The Con13 sumer Product Safety Commission shall coordinate with 

14 public media outlets to distribute resource information 

15 based on the report under this section to help increase 

16 home safety during the COVID–19 public health emer17 gency, including information such as Home Safe Check18 lists. 

19 (d) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DE20 FINED.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 

21 means a public health emergency declared pursuant to sec22 tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel 

24 coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof. 

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