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House vote: H.R. 973 // April 28, 2025Needed two-thirds to pass

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-NY)

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.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

365 votes, representing 222,447,233 people83.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 26,774,109 people10.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon36583.4%
NayLost4210.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%