[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7945 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7945

   To ban the sale of nitrous oxide consumer products, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2026

  Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ban the sale of nitrous oxide consumer products, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTS CONSIDERED A BANNED HAZARDOUS PRODUCT.

    (a) Consideration as Banned Hazardous Product.--Except as provided 
in subsection (b), on and after the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a consumer product that contains 
nitrous oxide shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product 
under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to--
            (1) ban the sale of a product that contains nitrous oxide 
        to be used in the course of--
                    (A) medical or dental treatment;
                    (B) commercial production of food or food products, 
                including in a manufacturing setting or commercial 
                kitchen; or
                    (C) research and development; or
            (2) apply to a consumer product in which nitrous oxide is 
        sold as a component of food and used as a propellant to drive 
        such food out of a pressurized container.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial kitchen.--The term ``commercial kitchen'' 
        means a commercial restaurant, caterer, or other food 
        preparation business.
            (2) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has 
        the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the 
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).
            (3) Medical or dental treatment.--The term ``medical or 
        dental treatment'' means care provided by a dentist, doctor, 
        pharmacist, or another professional licensed to dispense 
        medication.
            (4) Nitrous oxide.--The term ``nitrous oxide'' means the 
        gas chemically known as N<INF>2</INF>O, which is also known as 
        ``laughing gas'' and ``whippits''.
            (5) Research and development.--The term ``research and 
        development'' means activities conducted by an accredited 
        academic institution, a business, nonprofit entity, or 
        government agency engaged in scientific, engineering, medical, 
        or technological research or the development of products or 
        services.
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