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H.R. 973 · 119th Congress · Commerce

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Passed a chamber Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Latest action Apr 29, 2025

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Feb 4, 2025 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.

Roll call votes

DateQuestionParty split (yea)Result
Apr 28, 2025
House roll 102
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSetting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
D 202–0 · R 163–42
Passed
365–42

Latest action

Apr 29, 2025 · Received in the Senate.