# Plain Language Summary: Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

This bill prevents the federal government from using money to ban gas stoves or make rules that would effectively eliminate them from the market. Specifically, it stops the Consumer Product Safety Commission (the federal agency that regulates household products) from spending federal funds to classify gas stoves as banned hazardous products or to create safety standards that would make gas stoves so expensive or difficult to manufacture that people couldn't realistically buy them anymore.

The bill was introduced in response to concerns that the federal government might restrict gas stoves due to health and environmental concerns. By passing this law, Congress would be saying that even if regulators believe gas stoves pose safety risks, they cannot use federal funding to ban them or regulate them in ways that would price them out of reach for average Americans. The law essentially ties the hands of safety regulators when it comes to gas cooking appliances, preventing them from taking action unless they find alternative funding sources outside the federal budget.

For homeowners, this means gas stoves would remain available and affordable as a cooking option regardless of any future health or safety findings. For renters and people shopping for appliances, it guarantees that gas stoves won't disappear from the market due to federal regulation. However, it also means that if regulators discover serious health problems associated with gas stoves—such as indoor air quality issues—they would be legally prevented from taking protective action using federal resources, even if they wanted to.

Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

Armstrong, Kelly

Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act This bill prohibits the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to (1) regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product, or (2) issue or enforce a product safety standard that prohibits the use or sale of gas stoves or substantially increases their price.