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H.R. 973: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Passed HouseApr 28, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 4, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Apr 28, 2025, 365–42
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 4, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Apr 28, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 365–42

Yea 365two-thirds 272Nay 42

  • Democrats202 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans162 yea, 42 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), W. Steube (R-FL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), John McGuire (R-VA), Rich McCormick (R-GA) and Cory Mills (R-FL) voted Nay; and 32 more

See how all 407 members voted

Showing 432 of 432 members

Yea 365

Republicans (162)

Democrats (202)

Independents (1)

Nay 42

Not voting 25

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Apr 28, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Apr 28, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 365–42
    Roll call 103 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2020011
    Republicans16242014
    Independents1000
    Total36542025

    House roll call 103: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    42 crossed party lines: 42 Republicans

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

23

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

412 points earned
  1. 1Ritchie Torres D-NY SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
  2. 2Tom Barrett R-MI1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Sheri Biggs R-SC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Josh Brecheen R-OK1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Apr 28, 2025Passed the House, 365–42.
  2. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in the House by Ritchie Torres.
Show the full action history (15 actions)
  1. Apr 29, 2025Received in the Senate.
  2. Apr 28, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Apr 28, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1637-1640)
  4. Apr 28, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 973.
  5. Apr 28, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Apr 28, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1668)
  7. Apr 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 42 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H1637: 1)
  8. Apr 28, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 42 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H1637)
  9. Apr 28, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Apr 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-77.
  11. Apr 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
  12. Apr 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Apr 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  14. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  15. Feb 4, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.