Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

Bill: 118-hr-1615
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-17
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs

Energy efficiency and conservation

Inflation and prices

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act</b></p> <p>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 or substantially increases their price.</p>

action_date: 2023-06-01
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act</b></p> <p>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 or substantially increases their price.</p>

action_date: 2023-06-13
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 102 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1615 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2023 Received; read the first time June 15, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act . 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. 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, would otherwise result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on the type of fuel the product consumes, or would otherwise substantially increase the average price of gas stoves in the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

June 15, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1615 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act . 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. 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, would otherwise result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on the type of fuel the product consumes, or would otherwise substantially increase the average price of gas stoves in the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 62 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1615 [Report No. 118–85] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2023 Mr. Armstrong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 1, 2023 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Kiley , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mrs. Peltola June 1, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act . 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. 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.

June 1, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1615 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2023 Mr. Armstrong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act . 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. 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.