Bill · H.R. 7929· House(119-HR-7929)
FLARE Act
- Introduced
- 3/12/2026
- Last activity
- 3/12/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Sponsored by
- Dina Titus
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Firefighter Lithium-ion Awareness and Readiness Enhancement Act" or the "FLARE Act." It directs the Secretary of Transportation to create regulations for the safe transport of lithium-ion cells or batteries. The bill adds official definitions for "lithium-ion cell or battery" and "thermal runaway" to the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. It also updates the law to include suppressing fires from thermal runaway. Finally, it allows for the funding of programs to suppress these specific types of fires.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+4
Funding for thermal runaway fire suppression improves emergency response capabilities for disaster management.
Would people in cities be better off under this?+3
Increased fire suppression capabilities for battery fires benefit high-density urban areas.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+3
Regulations for safe transport of lithium-ion batteries reduce the risk of fire accidents for consumers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Fire Suppression Funding: The bill allows for funding of programs to suppress fires resulting from thermal runaway under Section 2, subsection (d)(3)(B). This could provide better resources to fight dangerous battery fires.
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Improved Firefighting Capabilities: By adding "suppressing fires resulting from thermal runaway" to the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act in Section 2, subsection (c)(3)(A), it focuses on addressing a specific and dangerous fire risk.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+3Good For Business Owners+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Interstate Commerce+2Increases Federal Power+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+3
- 3/12/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced in House