Consumer Product Safety Commission
Trumka was nominated to a seven-year term on the CPSC by President Joe Biden in July 2021. [7] His nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in November of that year and he took office on December 2,2021. [8] On the commission,Trumka worked to pass child safety rule,including rules related to pull cords of window coverings and the prevention of swallowing magnets. [6]
On May 9,2025,President Donald Trump fired Trumka and two other Democratic members of the commission. [9] On June 13,2025,Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that their dismissals were improper and reinstated them to the commission. [10] On July 23,2025,the Supreme Court of the United States,in a 6-3 emergency ruling for the case Donald J. Trump v. Mary Boyle (2025),overturned Maddox's ruling and allow the firing of Trumka and the two other Democratic members from the commission [1] [11] [12]
Gas stove controversy
In December 2022,Trumka triggered a political controversy over the use and regulation of gas stoves. [6] During a virtual event,Trumka said that the CPSC would issue a request for information on hazards,particularly related to indoor air quality,of the appliances. "This public request for information is the first step in what could be a long journey toward regulating gas stoves," Trumka said,according to The Hill,adding that "We could get a regulation on the books before this time next year." According to The Hill,Trumka also said that an "outright ban" on new gas stoves was "a real possibility." [13] In a January 2023 interview with Bloomberg,Trumka described gas stoves as "a hidden hazard," adding that "[a]ny option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned." [14]
Many political people and institutions on the right and center—including Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia); [15] Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), [16] Jim Jordan, [17] and Gary Palmer (R-Alabama); [15] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; [17] Fox News personalities Sean Hannity [17] and Tucker Carlson; [6] and the Heritage Foundation [18] —as well as the American Gas Association [15] took issue with Trumka's comments and the proposal that the CPSC take action up and including a ban on gas stoves. On Twitter,Manchin described it as "a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner. I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on." [15] Natural gas analyst Steve Everley published an analysis challenging the design of the study most commonly cited about the dangers of gas stoves. [19]
To quell the controversy,CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric issued a statement that "I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so," and the White House issued a statement that President Biden "does not support banning gas stoves –and the Consumer Product Safety Commission,which is independent,is not banning gas stoves." [15] Subsequent news reports indicated that the CPSC might pursue so-called compromises,including requiring hoods for all gas stoves,setting performance standards for hoods or requiring that gas stoves have sensors for certain pollutant concentrations. [20] Later in 2023,the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation (H.R. 1615) that would bar the CPSC from using taxpayer funds for a gas stove ban;the bill cleared the committee with bipartisan support. [21]
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