Bill · H.R. 4340· House(119-HR-4340)
Tyler’s Law
- Introduced
- 7/10/2025
- Last activity
- 7/10/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sponsored by
- Nancy Mace
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
Tyler's Law requires hospitals, medical examiner offices, and coroner offices to report incidents involving the death or serious injury of a child related to children's products to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Hospitals must report within 7 days, and failure to do so will affect their Medicare participation. Medical examiners and coroners must also report within 7 days, or risk losing certain grants.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would children be better off under this?+9
Directly aims to reduce child injuries and deaths by improving the tracking of dangerous products.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+7
Increases CPSC's ability to identify and address dangerous children's products through mandatory reporting.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
Increases transparency regarding product-related injuries and deaths through mandatory federal reporting.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-2
Increases likelihood of product recalls and liability for manufacturers of children's products.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-2
Imposes federal mandates on state-level coroner and medical examiner offices.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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This bill makes hospitals report incidents of child injury or death related to children's products to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This is good because it helps the CPSC track and address dangers associated with these products. See Section 2(a).
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The bill also requires medical examiner and coroner offices to report similar incidents to the CPSC. This will improve the CPSC's ability to spot trends and safety issues with children's products. See Section 2(b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There aren't any explicitly stated negative impacts for individuals in the bill. The burdens of reporting fall on hospitals, medical examiner offices, and coroner offices.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+9Good For High Income Households+2Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Middle Class Households+2Good For Business Owners-2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+7
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3Increases Federal Power+2Increase States Rights-2
- 7/10/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House