Fast-track passage of the “Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act” (HR 973)

The bill

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Topic: Commerce

What the bill does

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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