Consumer Safety Technology Act

Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) · 3 active : 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJul 14, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

12 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

Consumer Safety Technology Act

This bill (1) establishes a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and (2) requires reports related to blockchain technology and digital tokens.

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Specifically, the CPSC must consult with relevant stakeholders, such as data scientists and product manufacturers, and use artificial intelligence for a least one of the following purposes: (1) tracking trends in injuries involving consumer products, (2) identifying consumer product hazards, (3) monitoring the sale of recalled consumer products, or (4) identifying consumer products that do not meet specified importation requirements related to product safety.

The bill also requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report on existing and emerging uses of blockchain technology for consumer protection, and (2) the Federal Trade Commission to report on its efforts to prevent unfair or deceptive practices relating to digital tokens.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed336 yea, 36 nayJuly 14, 2025 · Roll call 192

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	56	1	2%
Middle	164	9	5%
Entrenched	146	26	18%
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Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Currency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

72Swing 70–100
205Middle 30–70
151Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 15.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 1770 · Jul 14, 2025 · Roll call 191On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassConsumer Safety Technology Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 6543 · Jun 11, 2024 · Roll call 966On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNo Hidden FEES Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6572 · May 15, 2024 · Roll call 928On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedDeploying American Blockchains Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7757 · Jun 29, 2026 · Roll call 588On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedKIDS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1182 · Apr 22, 2026 · Roll call 492On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of the United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives
PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 3971 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 449On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSmall Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4305 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 310On PassageDUMP Red Tape Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2965 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 309On PassageSmall Business Regulatory Reduction Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 3422 · Jun 23, 2025 · Roll call 173On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPromoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2966 · Jun 6, 2025 · Roll call 155On PassageAmerican Entrepreneurs First Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2987 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 154On PassageCEASE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2931 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 152On PassageSave SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act
Passed

Cosponsors

3 active

Show all 3 cosponsors

Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)
Lori Trahan (D-MA-3)
Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENHouse Committee on Energy and CommerceOn the ballot
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Broke with party on 10% of 19 similar votes
Today97Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 95 Swing (today: 97)
ContactCall 202-225-5361 Website
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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 21% of 22 similar votes
Today94Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 92 Swing (today: 94)
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Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 32% of 22 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:Not votingProjected at the vote: 91 Swing (today: 93)
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Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 16% of 23 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 93)
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5
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 23 similar votes
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 92)
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6
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 23 similar votes
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 91)
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Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 29% of 22 similar votes
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 88 Swing (today: 91)
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8
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 22 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 86 Swing (today: 89)
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Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 25% of 23 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 85 Swing (today: 88)
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Laura GillenDemocrat · New York 4th · Lean D+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 22% of 13 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 14, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 87 Swing (today: 88)
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