HR 5313 · 117th Congress · Commerce
Reese's Law
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 117-171.(2022-08-16)
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Reese's Law This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish product safety standards with respect to batteries that pose an ingestion hazard (e.g., button cell or coin batteries). Specifically, consumer products with these batteries must include (1) a warning label instructing consumers to keep the batteries out of the reach of children, and (2) a battery compartment that prevents access to the batteries by children who are six years of age or younger. Additionally, such batteries, if sold separately or included separately with a product, must comply with federal child-resistant packaging regulations.…
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Cosponsors (20)
13 Democrats7 Republicans