Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act
This bill prohibits the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to (1) regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product; or (2) issue or enforce a product safety standard that prohibits the use or sale of gas stoves, substantially increases the price of gas stoves, or makes a type of product unavailable based on the kind of fuel it consumes.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1615 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1615
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2023
Mr. Armstrong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Stove Protection and Freedom
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
Product Safety Commission.
(2) Gas stove.--The term ``gas stove'' means any gas range,
gas stove, or household cooking gas appliance that meets the
standard set forth in American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) Z21.1/ CSA Z21.1 or any successor standard.
(3) Substantially increase the average price of gas
stoves.--The term ``substantially increase the average price of
gas stoves'' means that the average price of a gas stove,
annualized over its expected life, would likely be
substantially higher than the average spending by United States
homeowners on cooking stoves and ovens based on the most recent
data for consumer expenditures reported by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CPSC BANNING GAS STOVES.
No Federal funds may be used by the Commission to regulate a gas
stove as a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057) or to impose or enforce any
consumer product safety standard or rule on gas stoves under section 7
or 9 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 or 2058) that would otherwise result
in a prohibition on the use or sale of gas stoves in the United States
or would otherwise substantially increase the average price of gas
stoves in the United States.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 495. (consideration: CR H2844-2852; text: CR H2851)
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 44, H.R. 277, H.R. 288, H.R. 1615 and H.R. 1640. The resolution provides for consideration of H. J. Res. 44 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and H.R. 277, H.R. 288, H.R. 1615, and H.R. 1640 under structured rules with one hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed on each measure. The resolution also provides that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the question of reconsideration of the vote on adoption of H. Res. 463 be considered vacated and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 495 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Richard McCormick to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1615.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At conclusion of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Schakowsky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mr. Bilirakis moved that the committee rise.
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On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1615 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2854-2855)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1615.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 248 - 180 (Roll no. 255).
Roll Call #255 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 248 - 180 (Roll no. 255).
Roll Call #255 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.