H.R. 973 · 119th Congress
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Ritchie Torres
- Introduced
- 2025-02-04
- Latest action
- 2025-04-29 · Received in the Senate.
Summary
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.