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Reese's Law

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 16, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-171.
Aug 16, 2022
Signed by President.
Aug 15, 2022
Presented to President.
Aug 3, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3857)
Aug 2, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3857)
Jul 28, 2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended. (consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7112-7113)
Jul 27, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended.(consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7112-7113)
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 5313 are considered vacated.
Jul 26, 2022
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.
Jul 26, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5313.
Jul 26, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7112-7115)
Jul 26, 2022
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 26, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.
Jul 26, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-440.
Jul 20, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
Jul 20, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2022
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0 .
Jun 23, 2022
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reese's Law

This act requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a product safety standard with respect to batteries that pose an ingestion hazard (i.e., button cell or coin batteries) and consumer products containing the batteries.

Specifically, the batteries and consumer products with these batteries must include a warning label that clearly identifies the hazard of ingestion and instructs consumers to keep the batteries out of the reach of children, seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested, and follow any other consensus medical advice. Consumer products containing the batteries must also include a battery compartment that eliminates or adequately reduces the risk of injury from battery ingestion by children who are six years of age or younger.

Additionally, such batteries, if sold separately or included separately with a product, must comply with federal child-resistant packaging regulations.

The act exempts from these requirements (1) toy products that are in compliance with certain existing battery accessibility and labeling requirements, and (2) batteries that are in compliance with the marking and packaging provisions of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety Standard for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries.

The act also provides for compliance with the requirements by relying on a voluntary standard that is approved by the CPSC before it establishes the standard required by this act.

What's happening now August 16, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-171.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 13 Republican 4