117th Congress · HOUSE BILLENACTED

H.R. 5313Reese's Law

To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.

Commerce
Introduced Sep 21, 2021
Last action Aug 16, 2022
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Sep 21, 2021
Step 2
Referred
Sep 22, 2021
E&C
Step 3
Committee
Jul 20, 2022
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Aug 2, 2022
Passed Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
Aug 16, 2022
SummaryCRS Summary

This act requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a product safety standard with respect to batteries that pose an ingestion hazard (i.e., button cell or coin batteries) and consumer products containing the batteries. Specifically, the batteries and consumer products with these batteries must include a warning label that clearly identifies the hazard of ingestion and instructs consumers to keep the batteries out of the reach of children, seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested, and follow any other consensus medical advice. Consumer products containing the batteries must also include a battery compartment that eliminates or adequately reduces the...

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Timeline · 21 actions
Aug 16, 2022
Signed by President.
Aug 16, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-171.
Aug 15, 2022
Presented to President.
Aug 3, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 28, 2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 5313 are considered vacated.
Jul 27, 2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended.
Jul 26, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-440.
Jul 26, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.
Jul 26, 2022
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 26, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 26, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5313.
Jul 26, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 20, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
Jun 23, 2022
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2022
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0 .
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.