After initially being included in the government funding bill, the
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act was removed as Congress reached a compromise in time to prevent a government shutdown.
The legislation by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) would have given the Consumer Product Safety Commission authority to adopt mandatory UL safety standards. President Joe Biden signed the funding bill Saturday. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk rallied Congress against the bipartisan deal after the draft budget resolution was released on Tuesday.
