House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Consumer Safety Technology Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2023
- Committee actionDec 5, 2023
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4814.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act” on June 6, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on May 14, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60379
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4814, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4814
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-498 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 10, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/498
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4814, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4814
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SOTO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 125, July 20, 2023, Page H3891):Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill authorizes a pilot program, study, and report related to artificial intelligence, digital tokens, and blockchain technology.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2023 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 234 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4814, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4814
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Lori Trahan (D-MA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.