S. 5281 — Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026

This section increases the maximum civil penalty for each knowing violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act to $250,000 (from $100,000) and removes the $15 million aggregate cap on penalties for any related series of violations. It expands the list of violations that constitute separate offenses for each consumer product involved. It requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to adjust the maximum per-violation penalty for inflation annually, publish the adjusted amount in the Federal Register, and round increases to the nearest dollar.