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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 law34 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.
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
- 7Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 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-v2Bars 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.
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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.
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