,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbj,mr4 
,crdenas 7for himself and ,ms4 ,schrier7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ban certain small1 high-powered magnets1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,magnet ,injury ,prevention ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,small1 high-powered     
magnets are commonly sold in sets of    
#bjj or more individual magnets4  7#b7  
,small1 high-powered magnets pose a     
hidden hazard to infants1 children1 and 
teens4  7#c7 ,when two or more          
high-powered magnets are ingested1 the  
force 7or flux7 allows magnets to find  
each other across or between different  
segments of the digestive system4  7#d7 
,when magnets connect across or between 
different segments of the digestive     
system1 the result can be perforations1 

abscesses1 or fistulas in the bowel4    
7#e7 ,sometimes1 the magnetic force     
causes the intestines to twist1 cutting 
off blood supply and leading to bowel   
necrosis4  7#f7 ,ingestion of two or    
more high-powered magnets confers a high
 risk of abdominal catastrophe and      
death4  7#g7 ,children almost           
universally require high-cost medical   
intervention following high-powered     
magnet ingestions4  7#h7 ,evidence does 
not exist that warning information will 
sufficiently reduce the hazard          
associated with the ingestion of small1 
high-powered magnets from magnet sets4  
7#i7 ,the absence of regulatory action  
to reinstate standards for small1       
high-powered magnet sets requires       
legislative action4  #c4 ,ban on certain
 magnets  7a7 ,ban on certain small1    
high-,powered magnets ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 covered small1 high-powered  
magnets1 regardless of the date of      
manufacture1 shall be considered a      

banned hazardous product under section  
#h of the ,consumer ,product ,safety    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeg74  7b7        
,covered small1 high-,powered magnet    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered small1 high-powered magnet means
 any individual or set of separable     
magnets that-- 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 a consumer
 product 7as defined in section #c of   
the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb77 that is-- 7i7        
intended1 marketed1 or commonly used as 
a manipulative or construction item for 
entertainment1 such as puzzle working1  
sculpture building1 mental stimulation1 
stress relief1 or for similar           
entertainment2  7ii7 not a toy subject  
to ,,astm ,f#ifc 7or any successor      
standard72 and  7iii7 not children's    
jewelry that is subject to ,,astm       
,f#bibc 7or any successor standard72 or 
7,b7 a component of a consumer product  
described in subparagraph 7,a72  7#b7 is
 or contains any individual magnet that 
fits completely within the small parts  

cylinder described in section #aeja4d of
 title #af1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations2 and  7#c7 is or contains  
any individual magnet with a flux index 
of greater than #ej k,g#b mm#b4