{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1797","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1797","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard with respect to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard with respect to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Setting Consumer Standards 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rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices such as electric bicycles and electric scooters.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text/eh#H205A21482A284C6BB89A2521EFDA9908"}]},"core_areas":["Consumer product safety standard for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in micromobility devices"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, not later than 1 year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text/eh#H205A21482A284C6BB89A2521EFDA9908"}},{"text":"Requires the standard to protect against the risk of fires caused by such batteries, and names electric bicycles and electric scooters as micromobility devices covered.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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section 553 of title 5, United States Code.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text/eh#H205A21482A284C6BB89A2521EFDA9908"}},{"text":"Treats the standard, including any modification, as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text/eh#H205A21482A284C6BB89A2521EFDA9908"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-05-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1797/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1797.png","v":"0fad652b7a17","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1797, 118th Congress: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. House: 378 Yea, 34 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 May 2024."}}