HR 7929 — FLARE Act

Summary

Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act to define "lithium-ion cell or battery" and "thermal runaway" for purposes of fire prevention and emergency response.
Expands the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's authority to support programs related to suppressing fires resulting from thermal runaway in lithium-ion cells or batteries.
Authorizes funding for programs to help firefighters and emergency responders address fires caused by thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries.
Includes lithium-ion cells or batteries in the types of hazardous materials covered by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act's grant and assistance programs.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Titus, Dina (D-NV) [#1]

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Dina Titus’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

Employer not reported $42,666
EO SOLUTIONS $19,800
ROCKY RESEARCH $13,200
UNLV $11,275
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL $6,600

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Actions (2)

Mar 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
Mar 12, 2026 Introduced in House

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with respect to the safe transportation of lithium-ion cells or batteries, 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 “Firefighter Lithium-ion Awareness and Readiness Enhancement Act” or the “FLARE Act”.

SEC. 2. INCREASING ACCESS TO THERMAL RUNAWAY SUPPRESSION TOOLS.

Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph

(11);

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;

(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

“(7) Lithium-ion cell or battery.—The term ‘lithium-ion cell or battery’—

“(A) means a rechargeable electrochemical cell or battery in which the positive and negative electrodes are both intercalation compounds constructed with no metallic lithium in either electrode; but

“(B) does not include a cell or battery described in subsections (c) and (g)(2) of section 173.185 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.”; and

(D) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) the following:

“(10) Thermal runaway.—The term ‘thermal runaway’ means an uncontrolled increase of cell temperature caused by exothermic reactions inside cells and batteries, including lithium-ion cells or batteries.”;

(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)—

(A) in clause (iv) by striking “or” at the end;

(B) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, including lithium-ion cells or batteries; or”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) suppressing fires resulting from thermal runaway.”; and

(3) in subsection (d)(3)—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) as subparagraph (F); and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

“(E) To fund programs to suppress fires resulting from thermal runaway.”. <all>

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