H.R. 973: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-04 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final consumer product safety rule for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, such as electric bikes and electric scooters. Specifically, the rule must require manufacturers and distributors of such products to comply with the applicable safety standards jointly established by the American National Standards Institute, the Standards Council of Canada, and UL Solutions Inc.

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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · 23 cosponsors

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House roll call 103 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 973 (2025-04-28): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr973.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr973 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills