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HR 1767 · in committee · major

Awning Safety Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission must create safety standards for fixed and retractable awnings.
  • Manufacturers and consumers of awnings are affected by the new safety requirements.
  • The CPSC will establish standards to prevent deaths and injuries from awnings opening unexpectedly.

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    What types of awning failures or injuries prompted Congress to assign the CPSC responsibility for creating these safety standards?

  2. 02

    How might mandatory safety standards increase costs for awning manufacturers, and who would ultimately bear those expenses?

  3. 03

    What specific design or operational requirements should the CPSC prioritize to prevent unexpected awning openings while keeping products affordable?

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Troy Balderson

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Introduced 2025-06-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-24 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2854)

  4. 2025-06-23 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2854)

  5. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1767.

  6. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2854-2855)

  7. 2025-06-23 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-06-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 124.

  9. 2025-06-12 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-158.

  10. 2025-06-12 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-158.

  11. 2025-03-04 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  12. 2025-03-04 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-03-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  14. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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