Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 18, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.
The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel containers. Currently, this only applies to gasoline containers.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2019 to Aug 6, 2019; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Aug 6, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Sep 13, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jan 29, 2019Hearings Jun 13, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Jul 10, 2019 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 17, 2019Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 17, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7727-7729)
- Sep 17, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 806.
- Sep 17, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7727-7728)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7727–H7729Text printed H7727 | Billy Long R-MO, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Mike Thompson D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E153 | Mike Thompson D-CA | Feb 8, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 19, 2019H.R. 806, Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019As passed by the House of Representatives on September 17, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 17, January 28, 2019, page H1243.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-46 | KEEPING KIDS AND CONSUMERS SAFE FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS143 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 13, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 919 | Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Feb 10, 2017 |
| S 1640 | Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Referred in Senate
- Sep 17, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 13, 2019Reported in House
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
