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The Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026 increases penalties for companies that violate federal product safety standards. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum civil penalty for individual violations from $100,000 to $250,000 and removes the $15 million cap that previously limited total penalties for related violations, allowing regulators to impose significantly higher fines when companies commit multiple safety infractions. The legislation also requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to automatically adjust these penalties each year to account for inflation, starting within one year of the law's enactment and continuing every January 15 thereafter. This bill affects manufacturers and sellers of consumer products who fail to meet safety standards, giving federal regulators stronger financial tools to deter unsafe practices. The bill includes minor technical corrections to existing law and does not require new funding beyond existing agency resources.

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