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S. 389 119th Congress Senate

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Official title: A bill to establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Consumer affairsEnergy storage, supplies, demandPedestrians and bicyclingProduct safety and quality
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Jul 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.
Jul 29, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-50.
Mar 12, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 4, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final consumer product safety rule for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, such as electric bikes and electric scooters.

Specifically, the rule must require manufacturers and distributors of such products to comply with the applicable safety standards jointly established by the American National Standards Institute, the Standards Council of Canada, and UL Solutions Inc.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 30, 2025
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 30, 2025
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2025
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 4, 2025
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 389: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-389/
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"S. 389: Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-389/.
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S. 389, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-389/.
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