139 Stakeholders Urge Congress to Protect the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC– Today, the National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and 136 other stakeholders and groups sent a letter to congressional leaders calling on Congress to preserve an independent, bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ensure the agency has the appropriate tools, resources, and personnel to carry out its lifesaving mission.
“We strongly oppose any attempt to dramatically restructure the CPSC, reduce the agency’s workforce, and decrease funding for consumer product safety,” the letter states.
The FY 2027 Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) budget and FY 2027 CPSC budget recommend that CPSC’s functions be transferred to HHS. The CPSC budget also requests $135 million in funding (a 10 percent funding cut compared to FY 2025 levels) and 459 employees (a 14 percent reduction of staff compared to FY 2025 levels).
“Congress deliberately established an independent, bipartisan agency with exclusive authority over the safety of consumer products,” the letter continues. “Such independence ensures that product safety issues are treated like the public safety imperative they so clearly are.”
A copy of the letter can be found HERE.
Letter cosigners (139):
National Consumers League
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Reports
Access Ready Inc.
Action on Smoking and Health
Activate St Pete
Adventure Cycling Association
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Aging Life Care Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 1
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Chapter 2
American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Chapter 3
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
ASH
Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota (BikeMN)
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Bike East Bay
Bike JC
Bike Los Altos
Bike Oven
Bike Pittsburgh
Bike Walk Knoxville
Bike Walk Tennessee
BikeDFW
BikeLA
Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
Brookhaven Bike Alliance
Brynne Clippard
California Bicycle Coalition
Center for Auto Safety
Center for Digital Democracy
Center for Justice & Democracy
Center for Pet Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Central New Hampshire Bicycle Coalition
Champaign County Bikes
Citizens Action Coalition of IN
Claire Bear Foundation
Complete George
Connect Pinellas, Inc.
Consumer Action
Consumer Federation of California
Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety
Cribs for Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics, Delaware Chapter
Detroit Greenways Coalition
Earth Ethics, Inc.
East Coast Greenway Alliance
EZ Ride
Families for Safe Streets
First Candle
American Academy of Pediatrics, Florida Chapter
Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail
Friends of the Salem Rail Trail
Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc.
Government Information Watch
GreenLatinos
Healthy Babies Bright Futures
Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corp
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
American Academy of Pediatrics, Idaho Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois Chapter
Indoor Environments Association
Isles, Inc.
Just Strategy
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Keeping Babies Safe
American Academy of Pediatrics, Kentucky Chapter
Kids and Car Safety
League of American Bicyclists
League of Michigan Bicyclists
Live Well Grand Cities
Living Streets Alliance
Local Motion, Inc.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine Chapter
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
MarketEdge Consulting
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation
Missourians for Responsible Transportation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Napa County Bicycle Coalition
National Bicycle Dealers Association
National Center for Health Research
National Center for Healthy Housing
National Coalition for Safer Roads
National Drowning Prevention Alliance
NC Pediatric Society
New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation – NCAT
NH Rail Trails Coalition
American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter
Oregon Consumer Justice
Oregon Consumer League
Parents Against Vaping
Parents for Window Blind Safety
People Power United
Plano Bicycle Association
Product Injury Coalition
Reconnect Rochester
Reese’s Purpose
Responsible Sourcing Network
Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition
Ride Illinois
Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Routes Partnership
Safety Research & Strategies
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance
Santa Monica Spoke
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
StopDistractions.org
Tempe Bicycle Action Group
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine
The Wisconsin Bike Federation
Trailnet
Treasure Valley Safe Routes to School
Truck Safety Coalition
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Unleaded Kids
US Swim School Association
Velo Cruces, Inc.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
Vision Zero Maine
Walk ‘n Rollers
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
Yakima Bikes and Walks!
ZeroW.org
Dr. Joanne Baerg, Pediatric Surgeon
Jeanne Briskin, Product Safety Advocate
Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer, Ph.D.
Joleen Evans, Produce Safety Advocate
Mayra Romero-Ferman, Juvenile Product Safety Advocate
Michael Haggard, Product Safety Advocate
Nancy Cowles, Children’s Product Safety Advocate
Tomorrow Bowen, Product Safety Advocate
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