,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjbc,mr4 
,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,man*97         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al    
funds to ban gas /oves4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gas ,/ove   
,protection & ,fre$om ,act4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,consum] ,product ,safety ,commission4  
7#b7 ,gas /ove ,! t]m gas /ove means any
 gas range1 gas /ove1 or h\sehold cook+ 
gas appliance t meets ! /&>d set =? 9   
,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds ,in/itute     
7,,ansi7 ,z#ba4a_/ ,,csa ,z#ba4a or any 
successor /&>d4  7#c7 ,sub/antially     
increase ! av]age price ( gas /oves ,!  
t]m sub/antially increase ! av]age price
 ( gas /oves means t ! av]age price ( a 
gas /ove1 annualiz$ ov] its expect$     
life1 w\ld likely be sub/antially high] 

?an ! av]age sp5d+ by ,unit$ ,/ates     
home[n]s on cook+ /oves & ov5s bas$ on !
 mo/ rec5t data = consum] exp5ditures   
report$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics4
  #c4 ,prohibition ,no ,f$]al funds may 
be us$ by ! ,commission to regulate an  
exi/+ or new gas /ove z a bann$ haz>d\s 
product "u section #h ( ! ,consum]      
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjeg7 or to impose or en=ce any consum]
 product safety /&>d or rule on exi/+ or
 new gas /oves "u section #g or #i ( su*
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjef or #bjeh7 t  
w\ld o!rwise result 9 a prohibition on !
 use or sale ( gas /oves 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates or w\ld o!rwise sub/antially     
increase ! av]age price ( gas /oves 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4