Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to adopt specific existing safety standards for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes, scooters, and other personal micromobility devices within 180 days of enactment. It mandates that these standards apply only to consumer products as defined by federal law, directly affecting manufacturers of such devices. The bill also establishes a process for the CPSC to review future revisions to these voluntary standards and requires a report to Congress within five years detailing battery-related fire or explosion incidents involving these products. The law aims to standardize safety requirements without creating new rules, relying instead on established industry guidelines.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
365–42
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 432
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic213
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican218
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 42 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H1637: 1)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-77.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ritchie Torres
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Craig A. Goldman
RRepublican
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
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