The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2024
HR 6132

Sponsored by Troy Balderson (R)

Awning Safety Act of 2023

Would have required a federal safety standard for retractable awnings to prevent deaths and serious injuries.

Tradeoff

Would have required the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to write a safety standard for retractable awnings within 18 months. Would have covered awnings that open unexpectedly and hit people.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 6132, Awning Safety Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/60107 · Mar 2024

The House passed this bill by on May 14, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Nov 1, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Nov 1, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 43 - 0(Dec 6, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-472.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 14, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(May 15, 2024)