119-hr973

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 973 Engrossed in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 973

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.

 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 ``Setting Consumer Standards for 
Lithium-Ion Batteries Act''.

SEC. 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 Personal E-Mobility Devices, are revised 
 following the enactment of this Act, the organization that 
 revised the requirements of such standard shall notify the 
 Commission after the final approval of the revision.

    (2) Treatment of revision.--The revised voluntary standard 
 shall be considered to be a consumer product safety standard 
 issued by the Commission under 

section 9 of the Consumer 
 Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after 
 the date on which the organization notifies the Commission (or 
 such later date specified by the Commission in the Federal 
 Register) unless, within 90 days after receiving that notice, 
 the Commission notifies the organization that it has determined 
 that the proposed revision, in whole or in part, does not 
 improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the 
 standard and that the Commission is retaining the existing 
 consumer product safety standard.
            (d) Treatment of Standard.--A standard promulgated under this 
section, including a revision of such standard adopted by the 
Commission, shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 
promulgated under 

section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2058).

    (e) Report to Congress.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
 Representatives, a report regarding fires, explosions, and 
 other hazards relating to lithium-ion batteries used in 
 micromobility products during the period beginning on the date 
 of enactment of this Act and ending on the report date.

    (2) Content.--The report required by paragraph

    (1) shall 
 describe, at a minimum--
        (A) the source of the information that was provided 
 to the Commission regarding the fire, explosion, or 
 other hazard;
        (B) the make and model of the lithium-ion battery 
 and micromobility product that resulted in a fire, 
 explosion, or other hazard, if known;
            (C) whether a lithium-ion battery involved in a 
 fire, explosion, or other hazard complied with the 
 standard required by this section, if known; and
            (D) if known, the manufacturer and country of 
 manufacture of a lithium-ion battery that resulted in a 
 fire, explosion, or other hazard.

 Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.

 Attest:

 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 973

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.