Signed into law
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".
This joint resolution 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.
- Measure
- H.J.Res. 20 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- May 9, 2025
- Policy changes
- 1
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-6.
Who wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)Joined by 29 cosponsors, 14 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced January 15, 2025.
All 29 cosponsors
- Rep. James R. Baird (R-IN-4) · original
- Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI-1) · original
- Rep. Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5) · original
- Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO-7) · original
- Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA-10) · original
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) · original
- Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) · original
- Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1) · original
- Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3) · original
- Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA-5) · original
- Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-1) · original
- Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5) · original
- Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) · original
- Rep. Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14) · original
- Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)
- Rep. Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
- Rep. Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
- Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
- Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA-3)
- Rep. Greene (GA) (R-GA-AL)
- Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)
- Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)
- Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-10)
- Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-8)
- Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)
- Rep. Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)
- Rep. Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)
How Congress voted
House · February 27, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 198, 2 Present (Roll no. 53).
221 yea · 198 nay · 14 other · Republicans 210–0 · Democrats 11–198 · Official record
Senate · April 10, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 207.
53 yea · 44 nay · 3 other · Republicans 51–0 · Democrats 2–43 · Independents 0–1 · Official record
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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.
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