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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6615 

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer 

product safety standard for portable electric heating devices, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2022 

Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Ms. CLARKE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safer Heat Act of 

5 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR 

2 PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. 

3 (a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE4 QUIRED.—The Consumer Product Safety Commission 

5 shall— 

6 (1) in consultation with representatives of con7 sumer groups, portable heating device product man8 ufacturers, and independent engineers and experts 

9 and fire safety experts, examine and assess the ef10 fectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety 

11 standard for portable heating devices; and 

12 (2) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 

13 United States Code, promulgate a consumer product 

14 safety standard that includes, at a minimum, a re15 quirement that the portable heating device shut off 

16 at threshold determined hazardous by the Commis17 sion, and that— 

18 (A) is substantially the same as such vol19 untary standard; or 

20 (B) is more stringent than such voluntary 

21 standard, if the Commission determines that a 

22 more stringent standard would further reduce 

23 the risk of injury associated with such device. 

24 (b) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer prod25 uct safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) 

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1 gated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act 

2 (15 U.S.C. 2058). 

3 (c) ADDITIONAL RULEMAKING.—After promulgating 

4 the standard required pursuant to subsection (a), the 

5 Commission may periodically review and revise the stand6 ard to ensure the standard provides the highest level of 

7 safety for portable heating devices that is feasible. 

8 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any person adversely af9 fected by a standard promulgated or revised under this 

10 section may file a petition for review under the procedures 

11 set forth in section 11(g) of the Consumer Product Safety 

12 Act (15 U.S.C. 2060(g)). 

13 (e) REVISIONS TO VOLUNTARY STANDARD.— 

14 (1) NOTICE OF ADOPTION.—Not later than 60 

15 days after the date on which the Commission pro16 mulgates a consumer product safety standard under 

17 this section that is based, in whole or in part, on a 

18 voluntary standard, the Commission shall notify the 

19 organization that issued the voluntary standard of 

20 the Commission standard and shall provide a copy of 

21 the Commission standard to the organization. 

22 (2) COMMISSION ACTION ON REVISED VOL23 UNTARY STANDARD.— 

24 (A) NOTIFICATION BY STANDARDS ORGA25 NIZATION.—Not later than 60 days after the 


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1 date on which an organization revises a stand2 ard that has been adopted, in whole or in part, 

3 as a consumer product safety standard under 

4 this section, the organization shall notify the 

5 Commission of such revision. 

6 (B) ADOPTION OR REJECTION OF REVISED

7 STANDARD.—A revised voluntary standard de8 scribed under subparagraph (A) shall be treated 

9 as a consumer product safety standard promul10 gated under section 9 of the Consumer Product 

11 Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) effective 180 days 

12 after the date on which the organization notifies 

13 the Commission (or such later date specified by 

14 the Commission in the Federal Register) unless, 

15 within 90 days after the date on which the no16 tice is received, the Commission notifies the or17 ganization that the Commission has determined 

18 that the revised voluntary standard does not 

19 improve the safety of the consumer product cov20 ered by the standard and that the Commission 

21 will not adopt that standard. 

22 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

24 means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 


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1 (2) PORTABLE HEATING DEVICE.—The term 

2 ‘‘portable heating device’’ means an electric heater 

3 that— 

4 (A) is intended to stand unsupported (free5 standing); 

6 (B) can be moved from place to place with7 in conditioned areas in a structure; 

8 (C) is connected to a nominal 120 VAC 

9 electric supply through a cord and plug; 

10 (D) transfers heat by radiation, convection, 

11 or both (either natural or forced); and 

12 (E) is intended for residential use. 

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