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August 27 is the rescheduled date for CPSC's agenda and priorities hearing.

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Commissioners May 13 voted 2-0 to withdraw the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to target battery fires in micromobility products.

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Congress should increase funding to CSPC and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for targeting imports, heard Senators May 14 at a hearing on foreign products.

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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman May 15 disputed one of the concerns about 6(b) restrictions on access to companies' information held by CPSC: speed.

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The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) disagreed with a CPSC plan to study bathtub slip resistance.

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A second report from the CPSC Inspector General (IG) office shows disagreement with agency human resources (HR) staff.

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Five Senate Democrats May 9 demanded reversals of the firings of the three Democratic CPSC commissioners.

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More than 60 congressional Democrats May 8 sent a letter arguing against the idea of folding CPSC into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Who is encroaching on whose constitutional powers is the question that will ultimately determine if the DOGE process can continue.

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Numerous CPSC letters to standards development organizations in the past month show staffers' concerns about sleep products as well as about bicycles, clothing storage, gas furnaces, magnets, riding mowers, and toys.

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Consumer groups reacted strongly and negatively to the May 8 firing of CPSC's three Democratic commissioners.

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Briefs on gates, infant swings, light strings, sleepwear, power banks, hairdryer brushes, and youth ATVs, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.

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The three Democratic commissioners were removed from their posts May 8, setting up a likely legal battle.

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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.

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CPSC staffing is roughly 10% below the level in approved funding.

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CPSC May 5 made available a 2022 contractor market research report on micromobility products that found use is mostly private.

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An April 30 guidance from the UK Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) includes a list of children's products that will be exempt from furniture flammability mandates.

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) May 5 reminded furniture makers and sellers of new stability information requirements that became effective the day before.

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A coalition of 159 consumer groups May 8 questioned the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to regulate product safety.

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A pilot study predicted 2,000 completed interviews would be enough for a large-scale sampling to better understand products in U.K. homes.

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Not complying with button battery warnings is the background for an AU$150,240 penalty for Australian fast-food chain Hungry Jack.

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Briefs on self-feeding devices, radon detectors, and button batteries, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, and standards activities.

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Who is encroaching on whose constitutional powers is the question that will ultimately determine if the DOGE process can continue.

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The three Democratic commissioners were removed from their posts May 8, setting up a likely legal battle.

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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.

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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.

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CPSC's duties under CPSA 29(e) and (f) likely will be key in its review of how and if it can ensure 6(b) protection in complying with an executive order for government-wide access to agencies' information.

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What the term public safety means in recent executive orders has gained more importance now that it is one of four criteria to focus Justice Department scrutiny of attorneys who have represented clients against the government in the last eight years.

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CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender.

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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.

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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.

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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.

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CPSC publicly posted two February 26 memos to staff against harassment and employment discrimination.

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CPSC and other agencies must have two "technological system[s]" under a February 26 executive order.

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CPSC and other agencies must review their statutes under a February 26 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Managements.

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If anything is clear from the tornado of executive orders in recent weeks, it is that trying to predict how an agency might operate over the next four years is a fool’s errand.

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Policy and legal decisions at CPSC and other regulatory agencies are under more direct White House control via a February 17 executive order.

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A February 18 executive order lays out classification criteria for regulations with an aim towards picking those to amend or eliminate.

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The Department of Justice is set to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the legal precedent used to support the Consumer Product Safety Act's protection against at-will firing of CPSC commissioners and similar shields for other agencies.

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The February 11 executive order that could reduce federal staffing by as much as 75% also contains a provision for agency heads to report on statutorily required activities.

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Commissioners did not reach a majority vote so will take no action on a Nested Bean demand to update safe sleep guidelines regarding weighted infant sleep products.