S 389
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Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to adopt existing UL safety standards for lithium-ion batteries and electrical systems in e-bikes, light electric vehicles, and personal e-mobility devices as mandatory consumer product safety rules.
Official title: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
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Senate
Introduced
04-FEB-2025
Referred
04-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
29-JUL-2025
On the calendar
29-JUL-2025
- Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue final consumer product safety standards within 180 days, based on three named ANSI/CAN/UL standards as in effect on the date of enactment.
- Limits the standards to consumer products as defined in the Consumer Product Safety Act.
- Treats later revisions to those UL standards as Commission safety standards, unless the Commission determines within 90 days that a revision does not improve safety.
- Requires a report to Congress within 5 years on fires, explosions, and other hazards involving lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (04-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 29-JUL-2025).
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3 Republicans
2 Democrats