2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5313: Reese's Law
Legislative Summary
To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
9/21/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/21/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
9/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
House of Representatives
6/23/2022
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
6/23/2022
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0 .
House of Representatives
7/20/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
7/20/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-440.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7112-7115)
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5313.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
At 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.
House of Representatives
7/27/2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 5313 are considered vacated.
House of Representatives
7/27/2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended. (consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7112-7113)
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
8/2/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3857)
Senate
8/3/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
8/15/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
8/16/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
8/16/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-171.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(8/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 26
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor

Robin Kelly
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (33)
Jody Arrington
Republican
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Ernest Gonzales
Republican
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Michael Waltz
Republican
Steven Palazzo
Republican
John Rutherford
Republican
Darren Soto
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
John Katko
Republican
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Susan Wild
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Michael Doyle
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
David Cicilline
Democrat
Charlie Crist
Democrat
Al Lawson
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Angela Craig
Democrat