The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee agreed to a list of bills Wednesday, including measures that would fund environmental research and address extreme heat.
The panel approved Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) S. 1008, the “Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act,” which would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate safety rules for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The House passed similar legislation, H.R. 1797, in May.
Ranking member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced an amendment to limit the CPSC’s work. He said the agency was “operating outside of its authority.”
Cruz has complained about the agency potentially considering gas stove rulemaking. The issue is not currently on its agenda. His amendment failed to pass.
