Peter Feldman

Peter A. Feldman (born May 22, 1982) is an American lawyer and currently serves as the acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Feldman was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2018. Previously, he served as a senior counsel to the Commerce Committee in the U.S. Senate. Feldman is a Republican, and worked as a staffer for various Republican senators. Among other things, Feldman has advocated for science and risk-based regulations, agency engagement with stakeholders, and regulatory burden reduction.

Feldman led the commerce committee's efforts on numerous bipartisan legislative initiatives, including the Consumer Review Fairness Act, the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, and the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

As the Senate commerce committee's senior sports attorney, Feldman worked to expand and modernize the United States Anti-Doping Agency,

As a staffer for former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine, Feldman worked directly on the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, a bill that aimed to protect children by reducing suction entrapment accidents in pools.

Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

On January 22, 2025, Peter A. Feldman was appointed acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) following the resignation of Alexander Hoehn-Saric. Feldman had previously served as vice chairman, a role he was elected to on January 13, 2025. During Feldman's tenure as an Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency achieved several notable enforcement milestones. In May 2025, CPSC announced a record-breaking number of product safety recalls issued within a single week, noting that nearly all involved products manufactured in the People’s Republic of China. The agency also set a recall record for violations of the voluntary safety standard for adult portable bed rails, as part of its campaign focused on protecting older adults from hazardous consumer products. Additionally, Feldman oversaw a first-of-its-kind enforcement sweep targeting imported faucets manufactured in China that were found to leach lead and other contaminants into drinking water.