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H.R. 1767: Awning Safety Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-03 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Official title

Awning Safety Act of 2025

Plain summary

Awning Safety Act of 2025 This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings. Specifically, the CPSC must issue a standard to protect against the risk of death or serious injury associated with the awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning.

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Awning Safety Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] · 1 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr1767 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills