S. 3278 117th Congress Senate

Reese’s Law

Official title: A bill to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2021 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthChild safety and welfareConsumer Product Safety Commission

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Consumer affairsEnergy storage, supplies, demandProduct safety and quality

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Dec 14, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

Dec 14, 2022

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

May 11, 2022

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Nov 30, 2021

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

Nov 30, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 14, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reese's Law

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish product safety standards with respect to batteries that pose an ingestion hazard (e.g., button cell or coin batteries).

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