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HJRES.20 119th Congress

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".

Status
✓ Enacted into Law
Latest Action
2025-05-09
Sponsor
Palmer, Gary J. (R-Alabama)
Official Source
Investability
32/100
Stage
ENACTED
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2
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Outcome
PASSED
GovGreed Synthesis ·
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.
AOS
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)
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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.
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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