Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
What does the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act do?
HR 973 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15). Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), not later than 180 days after enactment, to promulgate three named voluntary standards as final consumer product safety standards under section 553 of title 5, U.S. Code: ANSI/CAN/UL 2271 (Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications), ANSI/CAN/UL 2849 (Electrical Systems for eBikes), and ANSI/CA/UL 2272 (Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices), as in effect on the date of enactment. The Commission must limit the standards' application to consumer products as defined in section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). Future revisions of the standards become consumer product safety standards effective 180 days after notice unless the CPSC rejects them within 90 days. Promulgated standards are treated as consumer product safety rules under section 9 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2058).
Did HR 973 pass? Where it stands
As of July 17, 2026, HR 973 has passed the House.
Status: Passed House
Latest vote: House Passed 365–42 on April 28, 2025
Outlook: Moderate
Key provisions
- Three UL Standards Adopted Within 180 Days
- CPSC shall promulgate under section 553 of title 5 not later than 180 days after enactment
- ANSI/CAN/UL 2271 — Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications
- ANSI/CAN/UL 2849 — Electrical Systems for eBikes
- ANSI/CA/UL 2272 — Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices
- As in effect on the date of enactment
- Automatic Revision Adoption Absent CPSC Rejection
- Revisions become consumer product safety standards effective 180 days after notice
- Unless CPSC notifies the standards organization within 90 days that the revision does not improve safety
- Treated as consumer product safety rules under section 9 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2058)
- Five-Year Hazards Report
- Not later than 5 years after enactment
- To Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Covers fires, explosions, and other hazards involving lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products
Last updated July 15, 2026