Summary

Repeals two federal laws and associated regulations that required flame-mitigation devices and child-resistant features on portable gasoline containers, and prevents the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from adopting or enforcing rules that would require those safety features. The change removes federal legal requirements and cancels related federal regulations tied to preventing children’s gasoline burns and portable fuel container safety.

Key Points

• Repeals two federal statutes related to portable fuel containers and preventing children’s gasoline burns.
• Cancels the federal regulations issued under those repealed statutes.
• Bars the Consumer Product Safety Commission from enforcing or adopting rules requiring flame-mitigation devices on portable gasoline containers.
• Bars the CPSC from enforcing or adopting rules requiring child-resistant portable gasoline containers.
• Removes federal legal mandates but does not itself create new safety standards or provide funding.
• Manufacturers and sellers of portable gasoline containers will no longer be subject to these specific federal design mandates.
• Consumers may see changes in product design and safety features for portable gasoline containers.
• State and local safety rules are not directly changed by this repeal; their authority depends on state law.
• The change is narrowly targeted to container safety requirements and CPSC authority on those requirements.
• No new regulatory program or appropriations are created by this legislation.

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