Legislation· May 2024Sponsored by Ritchie Torres (D)
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
Would have required a federal safety standard for lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters to prevent fires.
Tradeoff
Would have required federal safety rules for e-bike and scooter batteries within one year. Would also have covered chargers, cables, and charging stations.
What's in it
The House passed this 378-34 on May 15, 2024, and the Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.
House
Introduced
(Mar 24, 2023)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Mar 24, 2023)
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported 42 - 0(Dec 6, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-446.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #209 · May 15, 2024)
378 yeanay 34Senate
Received from the House
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(May 16, 2024)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Colin Z. Allred (D-TX)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY)
Passage votes· May 15, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025