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119 hr 5686

Battery Fire Prevention Act

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  6. 6Resolving Differences
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Introduced in House

2025-10-03

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