Awning Safety Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1767
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2025-03-03
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Building construction

Consumer affairs

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Awning Safety Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings. Specifically, the CPSC must issue a standard to protect against the risk of death or serious injury associated with the awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the&nbsp;bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1767 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2025 . 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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 unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer 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 reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1767 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2025 . 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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 unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer 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 reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 124 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1767 [Report No. 119–158] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025 Mr. Balderson (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 12, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2025 . 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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 unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer 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 reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).

June 12, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1767 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025 Mr. Balderson (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2025 . 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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 unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer 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 reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).