,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the use of ,federal funds to   
ban gas stoves4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,gas ,stove    
,protection and ,freedom ,act4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,consumer ,product ,safety          
,commission4  7#b7 ,gas stove ,the term 
gas stove means any gas range1 gas      
stove1 or household cooking gas         
appliance that meets the standard set   
forth in ,american ,national ,standards 
,institute 7,,ansi7 ,z#ba4a_/ ,,csa     
,z#ba4a or any successor standard4  7#c7
 ,substantially increase the average    
price of gas stoves ,the term           
substantially increase the average price

 of gas stoves means that the average   
price of a gas stove1 annualized over   
its expected life1 would likely be      
substantially higher than the average   
spending by ,united ,states homeowners  
on cooking stoves and ovens based on the
 most recent data for consumer          
expenditures reported by the ,bureau of 
,labor ,statistics4  #c4 ,prohibition   
,no ,federal funds may be used by the   
,commission to regulate an existing or  
new gas stove as a banned hazardous     
product under section #h of the         
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeg7 or to impose or enforce
 any consumer product safety standard or
 rule on existing or new gas stoves     
under section #g or #i of such ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjef or #bjeh7 that would   
otherwise result in a prohibition on the
 use or sale of gas stoves in the       
,united ,states or would otherwise      
substantially increase the average price
 of gas stoves in the ,united ,states4