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S 1156 107th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act.

Introduced: May 22, 2002 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureAutomobile safety standardsBicyclesConsumer Product Safety Commission
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 29, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 29, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7247)
Jun 29, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 29, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations.

States that for purposes of Federal motor vehicle safety standards a low-speed electric bicycle as defined by CPSA shall not be considered a motor vehicle under the jurisdiction of Federal transportation law.

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 22, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1156: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1156/
MLA
"S. 1156: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1156/.
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S. 1156, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1156/.
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