H.R. 1615 · 118th Congress

Bars the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using funds to ban gas stoves

Official title: Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act1

§1What it does

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This bill would bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency that sets safety rules for consumer products, from using federal money to treat gas stoves as a banned hazardous product.2,3 It would also bar the commission from issuing or enforcing a safety standard that bans the use or sale of gas stoves or substantially raises their price.2,3 A floor amendment adopted before House passage extended the ban to standards that would make a type of product unavailable in the United States because of the kind of fuel it uses.2,3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, June 15, 2023: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.1
IntroducedMarch 17, 2023
SponsorRep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Cosponsors5 cosponsors (4 Republican, 1 Democratic)
Official recordH.R. 1615 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, June 13, 2023

On Passage: Passed — 248 yes, 180 no, 5 not voting.4