Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/973

Official text excerpt

119 HR 973 IH: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-04 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Garbarino , Ms. Clarke of New York , and Mr. Langworthy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act . 2. Consumer product safety standard for certain batteries (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271–Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications, ANSI/CAN/UL 2849–Standard for Safety for Electrical Systems for eBikes, and ANSI/CA/UL 2272–Standard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, as final consumer product safety standards. (b) Consumer Product Safety Commission determination of scope In adopting the standards under subsection (a), the Commission shall limit the application of such standards to consumer products as defined in section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) ). (c) Revision of voluntary standards (1) Notice to Commission If the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271–Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications, ANSI/CAN/UL 2849–Standard for Safety for Electrical Systems for eBikes, or ANSI/CAN/UL 2272–Standard for Electrical Systems for Perso…

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Citations

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