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Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019

Introduced: March 8, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 17, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7727-7728)
Sep 17, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7727-7728)
Sep 17, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 806.
Sep 17, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7727-7729)
Sep 17, 2019
Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 13, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-207.
Sep 13, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.
Jul 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 10, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jul 10, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019

This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.

The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel containers. Currently, this only applies to gasoline containers.

What's happening now September 18, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1640 Related bill Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 21 Republican 6
WALDEN, GREG
· Aug 6, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jun 19, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 10, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 14, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 7, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 7, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 29, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 13, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 8, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 8, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Feb 19, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 29, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 28, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 28, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 806: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-806/
MLA
"H.R. 806: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-806/.
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H.R. 806, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-806/.
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