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The idea to move CPSC into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) became a confirmed plan May 30 with the publication of CPSC and HHS FY2026 budget requests.

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Commissioners May 21 voted 2-0 with one amendment to approve midyear updates to the FY2025 operating plan.

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Commissioners' votes are due June 3 on publishing a request for input on reducing regulatory burdens.

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CPSC rulemakings on portable generators and table saws raise anticompetitive concerns according to comments to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) docket.

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Judge Matthew Maddox May 28, in Maryland U.S. district court, denied the motion for a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit over the firings of the three Democratic CPSC commissioners.

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A May 22 letter from the chairman of the House Small Business Committee asserts that the firing of Commissioner Richard Trumka was justifiable.

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The European Commission published proposals to amend 20 pieces of EU product safety and compliance legislation on May 21, 2025, seeking to introduce digital Declarations of Conformity, flexibility to provide digital instructions for use and empower the Commission to adopt common specifications.

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The European Commission published its Single Market Strategy on May 21, 2025 outlining proposed plans to explore establishing an EU Market Surveillance Authority to improve compliance and enforcement with product safety rules, and more.

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Briefs on youth ATVs, cat toys, dressers, bed rails, infant swings, fire boxes, safe sleep, and CPSC grants, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.