Awning Safety Act of 2025
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1Short title
This section says the Act may be called the Awning Safety Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2025 .
2Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings
This section would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final mandatory safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings that fall under the Commission's jurisdiction, using the standard notice-and-comment rulemaking process under section 553 of title 5, United States Code. The Commission would have to issue this standard within 18 months after the Act becomes law. The standard must protect against the risk of death or serious injury from hazards associated with these awnings, including the risk that an awning unexpectedly opens and strikes a person while that person is removing the bungee tie-downs that hold down the awning's cover. The Commission itself would decide which types of retractable awning devices under its jurisdiction are covered by the standard, choosing the scope it judges reasonably necessary to protect against awning-related hazards. Once issued, this standard would be treated as a consumer product safety rule under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058), meaning it carries the same legal status and enforcement authority as safety rules issued under those provisions.
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2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings within the jurisdiction of the Commission to protect against the risk of death or serious injury related to the hazards associated with such awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types of retractable awning devices within the jurisdiction of the Commission that are within the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated under this section, as reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058).
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