S. 389 · 119th Congress

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Introduced on Feb 4, 2025 by Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 29, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Cosponsors
5
3 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. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill 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 Senate, 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.

Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYSponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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

  1. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 4, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Mar 12, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 29, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-50.
  5. Jul 29, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-50.
  6. Jul 29, 2025 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.

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. AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)
  2. BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL6 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  3. Congressional Fire Services Institute6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. DOORDASH, INC.6 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  5. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.6 reports
    $680K reported (all issues)
  6. 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%
  7. National Volunteer Fire Council6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL, INC.$60K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. ULSE INC. D/B/A UL STANDARDS & ENGAGEMENT4 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  9. FLEX ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  10. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $5.3M 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%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.