The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent agency of the United States government. The CPSC seeks to promote the safety of consumer products by addressing "unreasonable risks" of injury;developing uniform safety standards;and conducting research into product-related illness and injury. In part due to its small size,the CPSC attempts to coordinate with outside parties—including companies and consumer advocates—to leverage resources and expertise to achieve outcomes that advance consumer safety. The agency was created by section 4 of the Consumer Product Safety Act in 1972. The agency reports to Congress and the President;it is not part of any other department or agency in the federal government. The CPSC has five commissioners,who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for staggered seven-year terms. Historically,the commission was often run by three commissioners or fewer. Since 2009,however,the agency has generally been led by five commissioners,one of whom serves as chairman. The commissioners set policy for the CPSC. The CPSC is headquartered in Bethesda,Maryland.
Michael Pertschuk was an American attorney and advocate for consumer protection and public health. He served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1977 to 1984,and served as FTC Chair from 1977 to 1981. During his tenure,Pertschuk worked to strengthen the FTC's consumer protection powers.
Gigi Beth Sohn is an American lawyer who is the co-founder of Public Knowledge. She previously worked for the Ford Foundation. In 2013,Tom Wheeler hired her into a senior staff position at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She left there shortly after Donald Trump's election in 2016. In July 2017,she held fellowship positions with Georgetown Law's Institute for Technology Law &Policy,Open Society Foundations,and Mozilla.
Denise Campbell Bauer is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to France and Monaco from 2022 to 2025. Bauer served as Ambassador of the United States to Belgium from 2013 to 2017. After being nominated by President Barack Obama,she was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on August 2,2013;she was sworn in the following August 7. She left office on January 20,2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the executive director of Women for Biden.
Andrew Fois is an attorney who served as the chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States from 2022 to 2025. He served as the deputy attorney general for public safety in the Office of the Attorney General in Washington,D.C. from April 9,2012,to March 2015. He was awarded the Edmund Randolph Award,the Justice Department's highest honor for distinguished service.
The House Subcommittee on Innovation,Data and Commerce is a subcommittee within the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The subcommittee was known as the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce until the 118th Congress,when data policy was transferred to it from the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sarah Bloom Raskin is an American attorney and financial markets policymaker who served as the 13th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 2014 to 2017. Raskin previously served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2010 to 2014. She also was Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation. She was a Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University. She is currently the Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law at Duke Law School. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Duke Center on Risk. She also serves as a Partner at Kaya Partners,Ltd.,a climate advisory firm.
Jessica Rosenworcel is an American attorney who served as a member and chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She originally served on the FCC from May 11,2012,to January 3,2017,and was confirmed by the Senate for an additional term on August 3,2017. She was named to serve as acting chairwoman in January 2021 and designated permanent chairwoman in October 2021. She was confirmed for another term by the Senate in December 2021.
Peter A. Feldman is an American lawyer and currently serves as the acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Feldman was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2018. Previously,he served as a senior counsel to the Commerce Committee in the U.S. Senate. Feldman is a Republican,and worked as a staffer for various Republican senators.
Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer is an American government official who serves as the Chief Financial Officer and an assistant secretary of transportation for budget and programs within the Department of Transportation. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget within the department as well as in various roles at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Anne Marie Nardacci is an American lawyer from New York who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
David M. Prouty is an American attorney currently serving as a member of the National Labor Relations Board since August 2021.
Richard Louis Trumka Jr. is an American lawyer and government official. He is currently a member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,serving since December 2021.
