# 119-hr-1767: Awning Safety Act of 2025

119-hr-1767, Awning Safety Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1767
- Congress: 119
- Title: Awning Safety Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a federal, mandatory safety standard for retractable awnings to reduce the risk of death and serious injury.** This bill would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final rule covering fixed and freestanding retractable awnings within 18 months to address hazards like awnings that unexpectedly open and strike people when covers are removed with bungee tie-downs. - Homeowners and people who use or maintain awnings would face lower risk of death or serious injury from retractable awnings that unexpectedly open. - People who remove awning covers using bungee tie-downs would get specific protections against the hazard of being struck by an opening awning. - Manufacturers and importers of retractable awnings within the Commission's jurisdiction would have to meet the new mandatory federal safety standard. - The Consumer Product Safety Commission would define which types of retractable awnings are covered and treat the standard as a consumer product safety rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New safety rules for retractable awnings: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to set a mandatory safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings. The rule would aim to prevent death or serious injury, including cases where an awning pops open and hits someone while removing bungee tie-d…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1518: New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1767 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1767)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1518: New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1518)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1767 (as of 2026-09-10).