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H.R. 1345

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Summary

H.R. 1345, the Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Chip Roy (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1345 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb1345/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1345 IH: Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1345  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Roy  (for himself,  Mr. Rulli ,  Mr. Perry , and  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To repeal the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 and the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025  .
2.
Repeals
(a)
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020
The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 2056d ) is repealed.
(b)
Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
The Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2056  note) is repealed.
(c)
Regulations
(1)
Effect of repeal
A regulation promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to an Act repealed by subsection (a) or (b) shall have no force or effect.
(2)
Prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may not promulgate any regulation that requires—
(A)
a flame mitigation device in a portable fuel container; or
(B)
a portable gasoline container to conform to child-resistance requirements.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To repeal the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 and the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Chip Roy (R) sponsors H.R. 1345, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1345 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1345 has taken 2 actions since Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1345 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1345, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1345 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To repeal the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 and the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1345 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1345’s is Commerce.

hr1345/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1345, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROY:H.R. 1345.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H711]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com