CPSC Restores Quorum, Resumes Regulatory Activity

In early August, the U.S. Senate confirmed new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioners Karen Sessions and Brien Lorenze. Once sworn in, the two new commissioners will restore the CPSC to a three-member quorum. With a quorum in place, the Commission can once again take formal votes, initiate and finalize rulemakings, and advance regulatory and enforcement actions that were previously delayed. For the bicycle industry, this means the CPSC is expected to resume work on pending safety initiatives, including matters that could affect bicycles, electric bicycles, and related consumer products.

CPSC Considers Battery Safety Rulemaking

On June 24, the CPSC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Safety Standard for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing Such Batteries." Once final, this rule will set mandatory federal battery safety standards for electric bicycles and other e-mobility products sold in the United States. On behalf of the U.S. bicycle industry, PeopleForBikes submitted a comment on the rulemaking with suggestions to strengthen the rule, including using the scope of the rule to distinguish between electric bicycles and e-motos. Thank you to the PeopleForBikes members who also submitted comments or provided input to help inform our comment.

CPSC Requests Input on Agency Priorities

The CPSC also requested public comments to help establish priorities for FY 2027 and FY 2028, providing stakeholders the opportunity to recommend where the agency should focus its regulatory, enforcement, and consumer safety efforts.

PeopleForBikes submitted a comment to ensure the U.S. bicycle industry's perspective was represented, encouraging the CPSC to prioritize evidence-based safety initiatives, support voluntary consensus standards, and focus regulatory efforts on higher-risk products while preserving innovation and consumer access to safe, compliant bicycles and electric bicycles.

We offered the following recommendations for the CPSC’s 2027 priorities:

• Modernize data reporting to distinguish between low-speed electric bicycles and other devices, such as electric scooters and e-motos.
• Work with other regulatory agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), to more effectively screen imports of e-motos that may be evading compliance with federal safety standards.
• Establish mandatory mechanical safety standards for low-speed electric bicycles and other e-mobility devices, including e-motos.

Congressional Letter to the CPSC

PeopleForBikes helped shape a letter from four bipartisan members of congress asking the CPSC to take action on e-moto safety. The four members are also the co-leads of the Safe SPEEDS Act (H.R. 7839), and are helping elevate the e-moto issue federally. PeopleForBikes thanks Representatives Dave Min, Mike Lawler, Jared Huffman, and Brian Fitzpatrick for their leadership on this critical safety issue. You can read the full press release here.

PeopleForBikes Participates in Annual Road Safety Meeting; Outlines Strategies to Improve E-Moto Safety

PeopleForBikes participated in the 2026 Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) annual meeting in Minneapolis. Conference attendees included federal, state, and local policymakers; safety advocates; and industry leaders. PeopleForBikes General and Policy Counsel Matt Moore spoke on a panel titled, “Riding Safe: Electric Bikes, Scooters, and the Road Ahead,” examining questions around safety, enforcement, and accountability as electric bicycles and other e-mobility devices, including e-motos, grow in popularity. Moore focused on preventing the dangerous use of e-motos and how states could modernize vehicle laws, increase enforcement, and save lives. While CPSC regulatory action is critical, state legislatures, traffic safety officials, and law enforcement agencies have critical roles to play in targeting unlawful e-moto use.

PeopleForBikes continues to advocate for pro-bike regulatory policies at all levels of government and will update the industry on important developments. For more information, please reach out to PeopleForBikes General and Policy Counsel Matt Moore (matt@peopleforbikes.org), Vice President of Government Relations Dr. Ash Lovell (ash@peopleforbikes.org), and Director of Federal Policy Chris Bell (chris@peopleforbikes.org).