Reese's Law
Official title: “To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.”
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The Senate passed it without objection on August 2, 2022. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on August 16, 2022.
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