On Wednesday, June 24, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider two U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) nominees. In February, President Trump nominated Karen Sessions to be a CPSC Commissioner for a seven-year term that runs through October 2032, and in June, nominated Brien Lorenze for a seven-year term that expires October 2031. The White House withdrew an earlier nomination of William Hewes III to serve on the CPSC.   

Of importance to the mattress industry, the CPSC administers and enforces 16 CFR 1632 (smoldering ignition test) and 16 CFR 1633 (open-flame test) flammability standards for mattresses, mattress pads, and mattress sets. Since August 2025, the CPSC has operated with just one Commissioner, Acting Chairman Peter Feldman. Nonetheless, the CPSC’s work has continued as the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) allows the agency to delegate most of its authority to the Chairman and agency staff. If both Sessions and Lorenze are confirmed, the CPSC will once again have the three-Commissioner quorum required by the CPSA to conduct official business.