FLARE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal fire-safety law to include lithium-ion batteries and thermal runaway. The bill would add new definitions, broaden the PFCA's regulatory language to cover suppression of fires caused by thermal runaway, and authorize funding to support programs that suppress those fires.
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- Firefighters and local response agencies: Get a clear statutory focus and an explicit funding authorization for programs to suppress fires caused by thermal runaway from lithium-ion cells or batteries.
- Federal fire programs: Amend PFCA definitions to add "lithium-ion cell or battery" and "thermal runaway," which expands the statute's scope to explicitly include suppressing those fires.
- Battery definitions and regulatory alignment: Sets a specific technical definition for lithium-ion batteries and points to Title 49 CFR exclusions to clarify which cells the law covers.
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More help for battery fire response
This bill would add definitions for "lithium-ion cell or battery" and for "thermal runaway" to federal fire law. It would expand the law to explicitly cover lithium-ion batteries and to allow suppressing fires caused by thermal runaway. It would also authorize federal grant funds to pay for programs that suppress thermal-runaway fires. The bill would not set any dollar amounts or specific appropriation levels.
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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