What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers and published on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new and amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment in order to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified.
Top Winners · Companies that benefit if HJRES.75 passes
85% confidence
Trump holds ITW common stock $1,001-$50,000 across 4 positions per get_executive_branch_exposure; 22 congressional buys by 9 pols (e.g., McClain R $570k max) vs 18 sells per get_sector_political_positioning; $25.96M federal contracts incl DOE per get_government_precedent.
70% confidence
Trump holds WHR common stock $1,001-$15,000 per get_executive_branch_exposure; 4 congressional buys by Rs (McClain, Salazar) per get_sector_political_positioning.
50% confidence
Trump holds MIDD common stock under $1,001 per get_executive_branch_exposure; 2 congressional buys (McClain R) but net 10 sells per get_sector_political_positioning.
Top winners identified by GovGreed LLM analysis.
Vote Breakdown · How Congress voted on HJRES.75
Senate
299-256
PASSED
Democrats
0 yea
245 nay
Republicans
299 yea
0 nay
Independents
0 yea
11 nay
House
214-193
PASSED
Democrats
5 yea
192 nay
Republicans
206 yea
0 nay
Independents
3 yea
1 nay
⚠️ 6 members broke with party on this vote
Action Timeline
2025-05-09
Signed by President.
2025-05-09
Signed by President.
2025-05-09
Became Public Law No: 119-9.
2025-05-09
Became Public Law No: 119-9.
2025-05-06
Presented to President.
2025-05-06
Presented to President.
2025-05-01
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 228. (consideration: CR S2726-2727)
2025-05-01
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 228.
2025-05-01
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-04-30
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2683, S2695-2696)
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HJRES.75 pass?
Yes. HJRES.75 (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".) was enacted into law. Bill stage: ENACTED.
What does HJRES.75 do?
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers and published on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new and amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment in order to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified.
Who sponsored HJRES.75?
HJRES.75 was sponsored by Craig A. Goldman (R-Texas).
What companies benefit from HJRES.75?
Top public companies expected to benefit: ITW, WHR, MIDD. Affected sectors: energy.
Who voted against HJRES.75?
6 members broke with their party on this vote. Notably, Henry Cuellar (D) voted yea.
Full Bill Text
HJ 75 ENR: 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”. 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. 75 JOINT RESOLUTION 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 . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of 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 (90 Fed. Reg. 7464; published January 21, 2025) 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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