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substantiveApr 28, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 973 — Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final consumer product safety rule for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
  • House passed it on Apr 28, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea365

Democrat: 202 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 162

Nay42

Republican: 42

Present0

Not Voting25

Democrat: 11 · Republican: 14

How each member voted (432)

Yea (365)

Nay (42)

Not Voting (25)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.