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S. 2992

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2992, the Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 8, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R). It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Oct 8, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 2992 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2992/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2992 IS: Gas Can Freedom Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-08
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2992  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   October 8, 2025   Mr. Banks  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    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The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 2056d ) is repealed.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The Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2056  note) is repealed.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A regulation promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to an Act repealed by subsection (a) or (b) shall have no force or effect.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-resistant requirements.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-10-08
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 2992 alone.

Jim Banks

Sen. · R–IN · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2992 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Oct 8, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2992 has taken 2 actions since Oct 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 8, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Oct 8, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2992 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2992, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2992 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
  • A bill 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 S. 2992 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2992’s is Commerce.

s2992/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com