15 USC § 2057e - Banning of crib bumpers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2057e"
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title: "15 USC § 2057e - Banning of crib bumpers"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2057e"
section_name: "Banning of crib bumpers"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–126, § 3, May 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 1208.)"
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# § 2057e. Banning of crib bumpers

**(a)** **In general** May 16, 2022section 2057 of this title

Not later than 180 days after , crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under .

**(b)** **Crib bumper defined** In this section, the term “crib bumper”—

**(1)** means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening;

**(2)** includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and

**(3)** does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–126, § 3, May 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 1208.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, and not as part of the Consumer Product Safety Act which comprises this chapter.