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 ‘‘Reese’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR BUT-
TON CELL OR COIN BATTERIES AND CON-
SUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH BAT-
TERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, 
in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, promulgate a final consumer product safety stand-
ard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer prod-
ucts containing button cell or coin batteries that shall only 
contain— 
(1) a performance standard requiring the but-
ton cell or coin battery compartments of a consumer 
product containing button cell or coin batteries to be 
secured in a manner that would eliminate or ade-
quately reduce the risk of injury from button or coin 
cell battery ingestion by children that are 6 years of 
age or younger during reasonably foreseeable use or 
misuse conditions; and 
(2) warning label requirements—
(A) to be included on the packaging of but-
ton cell or coin batteries and the packaging of 
a consumer product containing button cell or 
coin batteries; 
(B) to be included in any literature, such 
as a user manual, that accompanies a consumer 
product containing button cell or coin batteries; 
and 
(C) to be included, as practicable— 
(i) directly on a consumer product 
containing button cell or coin batteries in 
a manner that is visible to the consumer 
upon installation or replacement of the 
button cell or coin battery; or 
(ii) in the case of a product for which 
the battery is not intended to be replaced 
or installed by the consumer, to be in-
cluded directly on the consumer product in 
a manner that is visible to the consumer 
upon access to the battery compartment, 
except that if it is impracticable to label 
the product, this information shall be 
placed on the packaging or instructions. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR WARNING LABELS.—Warn-
ing labels required under subsection (a)(2) shall—
(1) clearly identify the hazard of ingestion; and 
(2) instruct consumers, as practicable, to keep 
new and used batteries out of the reach of children, 
to seek immediate medical attention if a battery is 
ingested, and to follow any other consensus medical 
advice. 
(c) TREATMENT OF STANDARD FOR ENFORCEMENT 
PURPOSES.—A consumer product safety standard promul-
gated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer 
product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(d) EXCEPTION
FOR RELIANCE
ON VOLUNTARY 
STANDARD.— 
(1) BEFORE PROMULGATION OF STANDARD BY 
COMMISSION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
Commission determines, before the Commission pro-
mulgates a final consumer product safety standard 
under such subsection, that— 
(A) with respect to any consumer product 
for which there is a voluntary consumer product 
safety standard that meets the requirements for 
a standard promulgated under subsection (a) 
with respect to such product; and 
(B) the voluntary standard described in 
subparagraph (A)—
(i) is in effect at the time of the de-
termination by the Commission; or 
(ii) will be in effect not later than the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) DETERMINATION
REQUIRED
TO
BE
PUB-
LISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—Any determination 
made by the Commission under this subsection shall 
be published in the Federal Register. 
(e) TREATMENT OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD FOR EN-
FORCEMENT PURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission makes a 
determination under subsection (d) with respect to a 
voluntary standard, the requirements of such vol-
untary standard shall be treated as a consumer 
product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) 
beginning on the date described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is the later of— 
(A) the date of the determination of the 
Commission under subsection (d) with respect 
to the voluntary standard described in para-
graph (1); or
(B) the effective date contained in the vol-
untary standard described in paragraph (1). 
(f) REVISION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD.— 
(1) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—If a voluntary 
standard with respect to which the Commission has 
made a determination under subsection (d) is subse-
quently revised, the organization that revised the 
standard shall notify the Commission after the final 
approval of the revision. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REVISION.—Beginning 
on the date that is 180 days after the Commission 
is notified of a revised voluntary standard described 
in paragraph (1) (or such later date as the Commis-
sion determines appropriate), such revised voluntary 
standard in whole or in part shall be considered to 
be a consumer product safety rule promulgated 
under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2058), in place of the prior version, un-
less, within 90 days after receiving the notice, the 
Commission notifies the organization that the re-
vised voluntary standard, in whole or in part, does 
not improve the safety of the consumer product cov-
ered by the standard and that the Commission is re-
taining all or part of the existing consumer product 
safety standard.
(g) FUTURE RULEMAKING.—At any time after the 
promulgation of a final consumer product safety standard 
under subsection (a), a voluntary standard is treated as 
a consumer product safety rule under subsection (e), or 
a revised voluntary standard becomes enforceable as a 
consumer product safety rule under subsection (f), the 
Commission may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the 
requirements of the standard or revised standard. Any 
rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated 
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sec-
tion 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2058). 
SEC. 3. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING FOR BUTTON CELL 
OR COIN BATTERIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, any button cell or 
coin battery sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, 
distributed in commerce, or imported into the United 
States, or included separately with a consumer product 
sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed 
in commerce, or imported into the United States, shall be 
packaged in accordance with the standards provided in 
section 1700.15 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation), as determined through test-
ing in accordance with the method described in section 
1700.20 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation), or another test method for button 
cell or coin battery packaging specified, by rule, by the 
Commission. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement of subsection 
(a) shall be treated as a standard for the special packaging 
of a household substance established under section 3(a) 
of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 
U.S.C. 1472(a)). 
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING 
STANDARD. 
The standards promulgated under this Act shall not 
apply with respect to any toy product that is in compliance 
with the battery accessibility and labeling requirements of 
part 1250 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, and 
in reference to section 3(a), shall not apply with respect 
to button cell or coin batteries that are in compliance with 
the marking and packaging provisions of the ANSI Safety 
Standard for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Bat-
teries (ANSI C18.3M). 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BUTTON
CELL
OR
COIN
BATTERY.—The 
term ‘‘button cell or coin battery’’ means—
(A) a single cell battery with a diameter 
greater than the height of the battery; or 
(B) any other battery, regardless of the 
technology used to produce an electrical charge, 
that is determined by the Commission to pose 
an ingestion hazard. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
(3) CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer product’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). 
(4) CONSUMER PRODUCT CONTAINING BUTTON 
CELL OR COIN BATTERIES.—The term ‘‘consumer 
product containing button cell or coin batteries’’ 
means a consumer product containing or designed to 
use one or more button cell or coin batteries, regard-
less of whether such batteries are intended to be re-
placed by the consumer or are included with the 
product or sold separately. 
(5) TOY PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘toy product’’ 
means any object designed, manufactured, or mar-
keted as a plaything for children under 14 years of 
age.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The standard promulgated under section 2(a) and the 
requirements of section 3(a) shall only apply to a product 
that is manufactured or imported after the effective date 
of such standard or requirement. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5313 
AN ACT 
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 pro-
mulgate a consumer product safety standard to 
require child-resistant closures on consumer 
products that use such batteries, and for other 
purposes.