National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1855 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1855

  To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to ensure amusement rides 
 permanently fixed to a site are treated as consumer products, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2025

  Mr. Carson (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to ensure amusement rides 
 permanently fixed to a site are treated as consumer products, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Amusement Park Ride Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMUSEMENT RIDES PERMANENTLY FIXED TO A SITE.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``, and which is not 
permanently fixed to a site. Such term does not include such a device 
which is permanently fixed to a site.'' and inserting a period.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety 
        Commission, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Commission each fiscal year for activities relating to covered 
        devices $11,500,000, of which--
                    (A) $5,000,000 each fiscal year is authorized to be 
                appropriated exclusively for activities relating to 
                covered devices not permanently fixed to a site; and
                    (B) $6,500,000 each fiscal year is authorized to be 
                appropriated exclusively for activities relating to 
                covered devices permanently fixed to a site.
            (2) Covered device defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``covered device'' means a mechanical device which carries or 
        conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted 
        route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of 
        giving its passengers amusement, which is customarily 
        controlled or directed by an individual who is employed for 
        that purpose and who is not a consumer with respect to such 
        device.
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