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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8199 
To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2022 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Ms. SCHRIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Magnet Injury Preven-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Small, high-powered magnets are commonly 
sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. 
(2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden 
hazard to infants, children, and teens. 
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(3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are 
ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromag-
netic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows 
magnets to find each other across or between dif-
ferent segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. 
(4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromag-
netic objects, connect across or between different 
segments of body tissue, the result can be perfora-
tions, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening 
conditions. 
(5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the 
body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off 
blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. 
(6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered 
magnets, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromag-
netic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catas-
trophe and death. 
(7) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered 
magnets has resulted in numerous deaths and seri-
ous injuries. 
(8) Children almost universally require high- 
cost medical intervention following high-powered 
magnet ingestions. 
(9) Evidence does not exist that warning infor-
mation, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard as-
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sociated with the ingestion of small, high-powered 
magnets. 
(10) The absence of final regulatory action to 
reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet 
sets requires legislative action. 
SEC. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. 
(a) BAN
ON
CERTAIN
SMALL, HIGH-POWERED 
MAGNETS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, covered small, high-powered magnets, 
regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered 
a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) COVERED SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNET DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered small, high- 
powered magnet’’ means any individual or set of separable 
magnets that— 
(1) is— 
(A) a consumer product (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052)) that is— 
(i) designed, marketed, or intended to 
be used for entertainment, jewelry (includ-
ing children’s jewelry), mental stimulation, 
stress relief, or a combination of these; 
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(ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 
(or any successor standard); and 
(iii) not children’s jewelry that is sub-
ject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor 
standard); or 
(B) a component of a consumer product 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(2) is or contains any individual magnet that 
fits completely within the small parts cylinder de-
scribed in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(3) is or contains any individual magnet with a 
flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. 
SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR 
OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. 
(a) FINAL STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH- 
POWERED MAGNETS.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final con-
sumer product safety standard for other small, high-pow-
ered magnets if the Commission determines that a con-
sumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to 
protect children from death or injury related to such 
magnets. The determination made by the Commission 
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under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall be published in the Federal Register. 
(b) FUTURE RULEMAKING.—At any time after 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in ac-
cordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
a final product safety standard for other small, high-pow-
ered magnets. 
(c) OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘other small, high-pow-
ered magnets’’ means any individual or set of separable 
magnets that— 
(1) is— 
(A) a consumer product (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052)) that is— 
(i) designed, marketed, or intended to 
be used for entertainment, jewelry (includ-
ing children’s jewelry), mental stimulation, 
stress relief, or a combination of these; 
(ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 
(or any successor standard); and 
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(iii) not children’s jewelry that is sub-
ject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor 
standard); or 
(B) a component of a consumer product 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(2) is or contains any individual magnet that 
fits completely within the small parts cylinder de-
scribed in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(3) is or contains any individual magnet with a 
flux index of greater than 20 kG2 mm2 and less 
than or equal to 50 kG2 mm2. 
Æ 
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