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119th Congress · S. 5281 · Introduced

Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026

Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · [D-VT] · W000800
    Dem-VT current · 9 terms · @PeterWelch · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (13)

  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1

Social media

District offices (1)

  • 199 Main St., 4th Floor, Burlington, VT, 05401 · 802-863-2525 · fax 202-228-7575 · 44.475563,-73.211276

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (4)

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · [D-CT] · B001277 · Co-sponsored 2026-08-06 · original
    Dem-CT current · 3 terms · @SenBlumenthal · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2026-08-06 · original
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · [D-MA] · M000133 · Co-sponsored 2026-08-06 · original
    Dem-MA current · 23 terms · @SenMarkey · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · [D-HI] · S001194 · Co-sponsored 2026-08-06 · original
    Dem-HI current · 4 terms · @SenBrianSchatz · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-08-06T15:07:42ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-08-06IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2026-08-06IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-08-11T05:38:23Z
    Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-08-11T05:38:21Z
    Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-08-11T05:33:18Z
    A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Commerce

Summaries

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Related bills

  • S 3667 (118) Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-01-25 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 7096 (118) CAP Act
    Latest: 2024-01-26 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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