# 119-hr-7929: FLARE Act

119-hr-7929, FLARE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7929
- Congress: 119
- Title: FLARE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Directs federal fire policy toward lithium-ion battery hazards.** This bill would amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act to add clear definitions for "lithium-ion cell or battery" and "thermal runaway" and to expand Section 33 to explicitly cover fires caused by lithium-ion batteries. - Firefighters and emergency responders: clearer definitions and an explicit focus on thermal runaway would guide training, equipment choices, and response plans for battery fires. - Local and state fire programs: the bill would authorize funding for suppression tools and readiness activities aimed at controlling fires that start from thermal runaway in lithium-ion cells or batteries. - Federal fire programs and grants: Section 33 would explicitly include lithium-ion cells and batteries, which would let federal programs support targeted suppression and preparedness efforts for these incidents.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More help fighting lithium-ion fires: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would add a legal definition of "lithium-ion cell or battery." It would say the battery is rechargeable and has positive and negative electrodes that are intercalation compounds with no metallic lithium, and it would exclude cells described in subsections (c) and (g)(2) of 49…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7929 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7929)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7929 (as of 2026-04-21).