H.R. 1855House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act

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The National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act changes the Consumer Product Safety Act so that amusement rides that are permanently attached to a location are treated like other consumer products and subject to safety oversight by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. It also provides dedicated funding—$11.5 million each year—to support the Commission’s work on both fixed and non‑fixed rides, and it clarifies what types of rides are covered under the law.

Key Provisions

Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exemption that kept amusement rides permanently fixed to a site out of the definition of a consumer product, so these rides are now covered by CPSC regulations.
Creates a new annual funding authorization of $11.5 million for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to oversee amusement rides, with $5 million earmarked for rides that are not permanently fixed and $6.5 million for rides that are permanently fixed.
Defines a “covered device” as any mechanical ride that carries passengers for amusement along a set route or area and is operated by an employee, not by the passenger as a consumer.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 5, 2025

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Introduced in House

March 5, 2025

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E186)

March 5, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 5, 2025

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Rep. Scott PerryR-PA-10 · Dec 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I am humbled and honored to recognize the life and legacy of Stanley R. Lawson, Sr., a veteran and trailblazer in Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Harrisburg, Stan was a loving father,…

Mr. Speaker, I am humbled and honored to recognize the life and legacy of Stanley R. Lawson, Sr., a veteran and trailblazer in Pennsylvania.

Born and raised in Harrisburg, Stan was a loving father, son, community leader, and public servant whose life's work was defined by service to others. He was a proud combat veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam from 1960 to 1964. After returning home, he began his 50-year career in politics and public service.

Stan made history in 1969 by becoming the first African American to be elected to the Harrisburg City Council, eventually serving as the Vice President in the early 1970's. His journey in public service continued as the first African American President of AFSCME Council No. 13, the first African American President of the Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners, and the first African American Chairman of the Dauphin County Republican Committee. In 1986, Stan stood alongside Governor Dick Thornburgh for the signing of House Bill 1855, which conveyed funding and property designated for Susquehanna Township, while he was the President of the Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners. Those funds were used to create the Susquehanna Township parks, an example of how Stan's leadership directly improved Citizens' quality of life.

In addition to his public service, Stan was deeply committed to the local community, civil rights, and his faith in God. Throughout the 1990's, he established and managed Lawson's Grocery, Stan Lawson's Palace, and multiple residential and commercial real estate enterprises. In 2006, he became the President of the Greater Harrisburg Area NAACP, where he served for over 10 years. In 2009, he was ordained as a Deacon at the First Spirit Filled Missionary Baptist Church.

Over the course of his life, Stan earned several meaningful honors that meant a great deal to him, including the Man of the Year Award from the Dauphin County Teenage Republicans in 1971, a Resolution of Recognition from the Black Republican Council of Pennsylvania in 1982, and a Presidential Award from the IMC of Greater Harrisburg in 2012.

Mr. Speaker, I am honored and privileged to recognize Mr. Stanley R. Lawson, Sr. for his tireless, dedicated, and faithful service to God, family, friends, the Harrisburg community, our Commonwealth, and the United States of America. His lifetime of public service, his pioneering contributions to civil rights, and his enduring commitment to community leadership will endure into eternity. Stan's life example of ``service above self'' set the standard by which all should be judged.

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 5, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1855

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2025

Mr. Carson (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to ensure amusement rides permanently fixed to a site are treated as consumer products, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act.

Amusement rides permanently fixed to a site

(a)

In general

Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking , and which is not permanently fixed to a site. Such term does not include such a device which is permanently fixed to a site. and inserting a period.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission each fiscal year for activities relating to covered devices $11,500,000, of which—

(A)

$5,000,000 each fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated exclusively for activities relating to covered devices not permanently fixed to a site; and

(B)

$6,500,000 each fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated exclusively for activities relating to covered devices permanently fixed to a site.

(2)

Covered device defined

In this subsection, the term covered device means a mechanical device which carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, which is customarily controlled or directed by an individual who is employed for that purpose and who is not a consumer with respect to such device.