‘Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act’ Passes House Energy and Commerce Committee
Today, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), alongside Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23), passed the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce by a unanimous vote.The bipartisan bill, supported by BOMA International, would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish a final consumer product safety standard for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and other micro-mobility devices to protect against the risk of fires caused by such batteries. The bill is being reintroduced at a time when fires from lithium-ion batteries have become widespread in New York City. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) reports rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have caused more than 1,000 fires since 2019, resulting in 523 injuries, 39 deaths & damage to over 650 hundreds of structures. In 2024, there were 279 e-bike and e-mobility device battery fires in NYC, a dramatic increase from the 30 that occurred in 2019.
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