Federal

Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

Source: Congress.gov · 529 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill stops federal money from being used to ban gas stoves or make them unavailable in the United States. It prevents the federal government from using regulations to prohibit gas stoves or make them so expensive that people cannot afford them. ##

Who It Affects

- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (the federal agency that sets safety standards for household products) - Americans who own or want to buy gas stoves - Manufacturers and sellers of gas stoves ##

Key Provisions

- Federal money cannot be used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a hazardous product (Sec. 3) - Federal money cannot be used to create or enforce rules that would make gas stoves unavailable for purchase in the United States (Sec. 3) - Federal money cannot be used to create or enforce rules based on the type of fuel a cooking appliance uses that would make certain types of stoves unavailable (Sec. 3) - Federal money cannot be used to create or enforce rules that would make the average price of gas stoves substantially higher than what Americans typically spend on cooking stoves based on recent government spending data (Sec. 3) ##

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the Consumer Product Safety Commission cannot spend federal money on actions that would ban gas stoves, remove them from the market, or make them significantly more expensive to buy. ##

Important Definitions

- **Commission**: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (the federal agency responsible for household product safety) - **Gas stove**: Any gas range, gas stove, or household cooking gas appliance that meets a specific American National Standards Institute standard (a technical specification for how gas stoves are made) - **Substantially increase the average price**: When the yearly cost of a gas stove over its lifespan would be much higher than what Americans typically spend on cooking stoves based on government spending data ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gas Stove Protection 4 and Freedom Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 8 means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1615.PCS H1615 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 1615 PCS (2) GAS STOVE.—The term ‘‘gas stove’’ means 1 any gas range, gas stove, or household cooking gas 2 appliance that meets the standard set forth in Amer- 3 ican National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z21.1/ 4 CSA Z21.1 or any successor standard. 5 (3) SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE AVERAGE 6 PRICE OF GAS STOVES.—The term ‘‘substantially in- 7 crease the average price of gas stoves’’ means that 8 the average price of a gas stove, annualized over its 9 expected life, would likely be substantially higher 10 than the average spending by United States home- 11 owners on cooking stoves and ovens based on the 12 most recent data for consumer expenditures reported 13 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 14 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CPSC BANNING GAS STOVES. 15 No Federal funds may be used by the Commission 16 to regulate a gas stove as a banned hazardous product 17 under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 18 U.S.C. 2057) or to impose or enforce any consumer prod- 19 uct safety standard or rule on gas stoves under section 20 7 or 9 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 or 2058) that would 21 otherwise result in a prohibition on the use or sale of gas 22 stoves in the United States, would otherwise result in the 23 unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of 24 product based on the type of fuel the product consumes, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1615.PCS H1615 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 1615 PCS or would otherwise substantially increase the average price 1 of gas stoves in the United States. 2 Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2023. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1615.PCS H1615 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB Calendar No. 102 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1615 AN ACT To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves. JUNE 15, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jun 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1615.PCS H1615 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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