119-hr614

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 614 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 614

 To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to develop and 
implement a public awareness campaign with respect to grill safety, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 22, 2025

Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to develop and 
implement a public awareness campaign with respect to grill safety, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Awareness and Funding 
Education for Grilling Act'' or the ``SAFE Grilling Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds that, according to the National Fire Protection 
Association and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, during the 
years 2017 through 2021--

    (1) an average of 22,155 individuals each year went to an 
 emergency room due to injuries involving grills;

    (2) gas grills were involved in an average of 9,079 home 
 fires each year, with 4,454 structure fires and 4,625 outdoor 
 fires averaged annually;

    (3) leaks or breaks were a significant problem with gas 
 grills, as 6 percent of structure fires related to gas grills 
 and 15 percent of outdoor fires related to gas grills were 
 caused by leaks or breaks;

    (4) more than 25 percent of structure fires related to 
 grills began on an exterior balcony or open porch, 8 percent 
 began when an outside wall caught fire, and 4 percent began 
 with some type of structural member or framing;

    (5) July was the peak month for fires related to grills (16 
 percent of such fires), followed by June (14 percent), May (12 
 percent), and August (11 percent); and

    (6) a grill that had not been cleaned was involved in 
 roughly 20 percent of fires related to grills.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH RESPECT TO GRILL SAFETY.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
develop and implement a public awareness campaign to educate the public 
with respect to--

    (1) dangers associated with cooking using a grill; and

    (2) best practices for using a grill safely to prevent 
 injuries and fires.

    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section.
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