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H. Rept. 119-77 1 (2025-04-24)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahhd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-77 SETTING CONSUMER STANDARDS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES ACT APRIL 24, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GUTHRIE, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 973] The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 973) to establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 Com m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... . 2 C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 3 Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 3 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 3 Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 3 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 3 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 3 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 3 Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................. 3 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 4 Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits .............. 4 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 4 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 4 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 4 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 5 PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 973, the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Bat- teries Act, was introduced by Representative Torres on February 4, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 973 requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to pro- 59-006