Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

118 S1008 RS: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act U.S. Senate 2024-12-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II Calendar No. 718 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1008 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2023 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , without amendment A BILL To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard with respect to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act . 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 shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices within the jurisdiction of the Commission, including electric bicycles and electric scooters, to protect against the risk of fires caused by such batteries. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and the types of micromobility devices within the jurisdiction of the Commission that are within the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated under this section, as reasonably necessary to protect against the risk of fires caused by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in consumer products. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ). December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Reported without amendment