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H.J.Res. 42119th CongressEnergy
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
Sponsored by Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA) · 6 active : 6 Republicans
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-8.
Where it standsBecame law46 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedMar 5, 2025
- Senate: passedApr 30, 2025
- President: Signed into lawMay 9, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements related to energy conservation standards for specific types of appliances.
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies a
rule
titled the
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment
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and published by the Department of Energy (DOE) on October 9, 2024. Under the rule, DOE modified its regulations on the energy efficiency of certain types of consumer products (e.g., washing machines and dishwashers) and industrial equipment (e.g., computer room air conditioners). DOE modified certification requirements, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for these products and equipment to (1) align reporting requirements with currently applicable energy conservation standards and test procedures, and (2) provide DOE with the information necessary to determine the appropriate classification of products for the application of standards.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed222 yea, 203 nayMarch 5, 2025 · Roll call 59
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 36 | 6 | 17% |
| Middle | 177 | 1 | 1% |
| Entrenched | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental technology
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Performance measurement
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
6 activeShow all 6 cosponsors
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
