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Union Calendar No. 391 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6132 
[Report No. 118–472] 
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a manda-
tory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable 
awnings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. BALDERSON (for himself and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 26, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TURNER and Mr. WENSTRUP 
APRIL 26, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Awning Safety Act 
of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR RE-
TRACTABLE AWNINGS. 
(a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Com-
mission shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, a final consumer product safety 
standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings 
within the jurisdiction of the Commission to protect 
against the risk of death or serious injury related to the 
hazards associated with such awnings, including the risk 
of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpect-
edly opening and striking a person while removing the 
bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. 
(b) CPSC DETERMINATION OF SCOPE.—The Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types 
of retractable awning devices within the jurisdiction of the 
Commission that are within the scope of subsection (a) 
as part of a standard promulgated under this section, as 
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reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated 
with retractable awnings. 
(c) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer prod-
uct safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) 
shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promul-
gated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058). 
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Union Calendar No. 391 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6132 
[Report No. 118–472] 
A BILL 
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion to promulgate a mandatory consumer prod-
uct safety standard with respect to retractable 
awnings. 
APRIL 26, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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