S 238
118th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Safer Heat Act of 2023
Introduced: February 2, 2023
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safer Heat Act of 2023
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1