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House Bill 1767
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Awning Safety Act of 2025
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Passed House on Jun 23, 2025
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H. R. 1767 (Referred-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1767


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 24, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation


AN ACT

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Awning Safety Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings.

(a) Consumer product safety standard required.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings within the jurisdiction of the Commission to protect against the risk of death or serious injury related to the hazards associated with such awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning.

(b) CPSC determination of scope.—The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types of retractable awning devices within the jurisdiction of the Commission that are within the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated under this section, as reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings.

(c) Treatment of standard.—A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.