H.R. 973 · 119th Congress

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Introduced on Feb 4, 2025 by Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15). 23 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 29, 2025): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Cosponsors
23
6 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.

Subjects

  • Consumer affairs
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Pedestrians and bicycling
  • Product safety and quality

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 4, 2025). Public domain.

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ritchie TorresD-NY-15Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Apr 28, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 365–42

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Apr 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-77.
  7. Apr 24, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-77.
  8. Apr 24, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
  9. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseMr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1637-1640)
  11. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 973.
  12. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  13. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1668)
  14. 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)House · Roll call 103
  15. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 103
  16. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Apr 29, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc.10 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$694.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Congressional Fire Services Institute6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. DOORDASH, INC.6 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  4. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS6 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. National Volunteer Fire Council6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL, INC.$60K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.4 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  7. National Fire Protection Association4 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC$273.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. FLEX ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  9. PeopleForBikes Coalition3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  10. Samsung SDI America, Inc.3 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  11. Safe Kids Worldwide2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  12. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  13. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS1 report
    $196K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. LG Electronics USA, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.