The Consumer Federation of America joined with the National Consumers League, Consumer Reports, and 136 other stakeholders and groups in sending a letter to congressional leaders calling on Congress to preserve an independent, bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ensure the agency has the appropriate tools, resources, and personnel to carry out its lifesaving mission.

We strongly oppose any attempt to dramatically restructure the CPSC, reduce the agency’s workforce, and decrease funding for consumer product safety,” the letter states.

The FY 2027 Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) budget and FY 2027 CPSC budget recommend that CPSC’s functions be transferred to HHS. The CPSC budget also requests $135 million in funding (a 10 percent funding cut compared to FY 2025 levels) and 459 employees (a 14 percent reduction of staff compared to FY 2025 levels).

“Congress deliberately established an independent, bipartisan agency with exclusive authority over the safety of consumer products,” the letter continues. “Such independence ensures that product safety issues are treated like the public safety imperative they so clearly are.”