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H.J.Res. 75119th CongressEnergy
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
Sponsored by Rep. Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · 13 active : 13 Republicans
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-9.
Where it standsBecame law33 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedMar 27, 2025
- Senate: passedMay 1, 2025
- President: Signed into lawMay 9, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. Under the joint resolution, such equipment is no longer required to comply with the new standards.
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the
rule
titled
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers
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and published by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required the equipment to comply with the those standards by January 22, 2029.
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 PassagePassed214 yea, 193 nayMarch 27, 2025 · Roll call 78
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 30 | 4 | 13% |
| Middle | 186 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 183 | 1 | 1% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Food industry and services
- Lighting, heating, cooling
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. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
13 activeShow all 13 cosponsors
- Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
- Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2)
- Scott Perry (R-PA-10)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
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.
