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HR7929119th CongressWALLET

FLARE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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More help fighting lithium-ion fires

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 C.F.R. §173.185. The bill would also define "thermal runaway" as an uncontrolled rise in cell temperature caused by internal exothermic reactions, and would explicitly include lithium‑ion batteries. The bill would let federal programs fund grants and other efforts to suppress fires caused by thermal runaway, including fires involving lithium‑ion cells or batteries. The text does not set a dollar amount for those grants.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

NV • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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