Legislation· Apr 2025Sponsored by Ritchie Torres (D)
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to set safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters.
Tradeoff
Mandates that manufacturers comply with existing industry safety standards for rechargeable batteries in micromobility devices. No federal spending is ; the bill requires CPSC to adopt and enforce the standards.
What's in it
The House passed this 365-42 on April 28, 2025 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 4, 2025)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 4, 2025)
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported by (Apr 8, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-77.
House
On Motion to and Pass
Passed(Roll #103 · Apr 28, 2025)
365 yeanay 42Senate
Received from the House
Received(Apr 29, 2025)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
Passage votes so far· Apr 28, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027