# 117-hr-6615: Safer Heat Act of 2022

117-hr-6615, Safer Heat Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6615
- Congress: 117
- Title: Safer Heat Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safer Heat Act of 2022 This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for portable heating devices, including a requirement that a device shuts off at a threshold determined hazardous by the commission. The commission is authorized to enforce these standards.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6615 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6615)

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- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hres-1152: Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1152)
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