HR 6615
117th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Fires
Lighting, heating, cooling
Product safety and quality
Safer Heat Act of 2022
Introduced: February 4, 2022
Introduced by:
Torres, Ritchie
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Feb 4, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Safer Heat Act of 2022
This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for portable heating devices, including a requirement that a device shuts off at a threshold determined hazardous by the commission. The commission is authorized to enforce these standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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