What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This act nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.
Top Winners · Companies that benefit if HJRES.20 passes
40% confidence
A.O. Smith manufactures gas-fired water heaters; nullified standards avoid compliance costs boosting margins (Trump holds AOS < $1,001 x2 per get_executive_branch_exposure)
Top winners identified by GovGreed LLM analysis.
Vote Breakdown · How Congress voted on HJRES.20
Senate
301-245
PASSED
Democrats
10 yea
239 nay
Republicans
291 yea
0 nay
Independents
0 yea
6 nay
House
221-198
PASSED
Democrats
11 yea
195 nay
Republicans
207 yea
0 nay
2 present
Independents
3 yea
3 nay
⚠️ 12 members broke with party on this vote
Action Timeline
2025-05-09
Signed by President.
2025-05-09
Became Public Law No: 119-6.
2025-05-09
Presented to President.
2025-05-09
Became Public Law No: 119-6.
2025-05-09
Presented to President.
2025-05-09
Signed by President.
2025-04-10
Considered by Senate.
2025-04-10
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 207.
2025-04-10
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 207.
2025-04-10
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HJRES.20 pass?
Yes. HJRES.20 (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: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".) was enacted into law. Bill stage: ENACTED.
What does HJRES.20 do?
This act nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.
Who sponsored HJRES.20?
HJRES.20 was sponsored by Gary J. Palmer (R-Alabama).
What companies benefit from HJRES.20?
Top public companies expected to benefit: AOS. Affected sectors: energy.
Who voted against HJRES.20?
12 members broke with their party on this vote. Notably, Jon Ossoff (D) voted yea.
Full Bill Text
HJ 20 ENR: 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: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters”. U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IA One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five H. J. RES. 20 JOINT RESOLUTION 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: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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