Enacted
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".
This joint resolution blocks a Department of Energy rule that established updated certification, labeling, and enforcement standards for household appliances and commercial equipment. By overturning the regulation, it frees manufacturers from adopting new reporting templates and testing procedures used to prove their products meet federal energy and water conservation rules. It also prevents the department from issuing a substantially similar rule in the future without congressional approval.
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; impacts manufacturers, distributors, and consumers of covered appliances and commercial equipment without specifying counts
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided
Reach35provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Market protections−15Greenhouse-gas policy−12Regulation (cross-sector)−28
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Manufacturers and distributors of covered consumer products and commercial equipmentRelieves them from having to comply with the certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements established under the nullified October 9, 2024 rule.
Who opposes it
- Department of EnergyDisapproves and nullifies the agency's published rule on appliance certification, labeling, and enforcement, rendering it without legal force or effect.
The provisions, in plain language.
Voids the Department of Energy rule concerning certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements for appliance standards for certain consumer products and commercial equipment, ensuring the rule has no legal force or effect.