2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB973: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
Legislative Summary
To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-77.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1637-1640: 1)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 973.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
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
4/28/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1668: 4)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
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)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Received in the Senate.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 103
4/28/2025
365
Yea
42
Nay
0
Not Voting
25
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
George Latimer
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Kevin Mullin
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Michael Lawler
Republican
Pat Ryan
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Laura Friedman
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Craig Goldman
Republican