Battery Fire Prevention Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (3 Oct 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
What this bill does
**What the bill would do.** H.R. 5686, the Battery Fire Prevention Act, would amend the tax code in several ways related to batteries. It would create a new 30% tax credit for businesses in the recycling trade that purchase devices using X-ray, artificial intelligence, radio-frequency identification, or other technology to detect batteries. It would also impose a new 5% excise tax on the sale of batteries by manufacturers, producers, or importers. Revenue from that tax would be deposited into a new "Lithium Battery Buy-Back Trust Fund." Using only that trust fund, the bill directs the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly establish, within five years, a National Battery Recycling Program that approves recycling facilities, awards competitive grants so those facilities can offer financial incentives to people who turn in used lithium batteries, and encourages federal agencies to prioritize buying lithium batteries from approved facilities.
**Who it affects.** Recycling businesses could claim the new detector tax credit. Battery manufacturers, producers, and importers would pay the new sales tax, which could affect battery prices generally. Consumers who recycle lithium batteries could potentially receive incentives through approved facilities. Federal agencies purchasing lithium batteries would be encouraged to buy from approved recyclers.
**Status.** The bill was introduced October 3, 2025, by Rep. Donald Norcross and referred to the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform. It has not yet been voted on and would require committee action, House and Senate passage, and presidential signature to become law.
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Timeline
3 Oct 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5686 do?
- **What the bill would do.** H.R. 5686, the Battery Fire Prevention Act, would amend the tax code in several ways related to batteries. It would create a new 30% tax credit for businesses in the recycling trade that purchase devices using X-ray, artificial intelligence, radio-frequency identification, or other technology to detect batteries. It would also impose a new 5% excise tax on the sale of batteries by manufacturers, producers, or importers. Revenue from that tax would be deposited into a new "Lithium Battery Buy-Back Trust Fund." Using only that trust fund, the bill directs the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly establish, within five years, a National Battery Recycling Program that approves recycling facilities, awards competitive grants so those facilities can offer financial incentives to people who turn in used lithium batteries, and encourages federal agencies to prioritize buying lithium batteries from approved facilities. **Who it affects.** Recycling businesses could claim the new detector tax credit. Battery manufacturers, producers, and importers would pay the new sales tax, which could affect battery prices generally. Consumers who recycle lithium batteries could potentially receive incentives through approved facilities. Federal agencies purchasing lithium batteries would be encouraged to buy from approved recyclers. **Status.** The bill was introduced October 3, 2025, by Rep. Donald Norcross and referred to the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform. It has not yet been voted on and would require committee action, House and Senate passage, and presidential signature to become law.
- Has H.R. 5686 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5686. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5686?
- H.R. 5686 was sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5686?
- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (3 Oct 2025).
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