118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 238 — Safer Heat Act of 2023

“A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for portable electric heating devices, and for other purposes.”

Commerce

Introduced Feb 2, 2023

Last action Feb 2, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 2, 2023

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Referred

Feb 2, 2023

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for portable heating devices, including a requirement that a device shuts off at a threshold determined hazardous by the commission. The commission is authorized to enforce these standards.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 2, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.