H.J.Res. 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".
Sponsor: Gary J. Palmer
29 cosponsors
- Derek Schmidt
- Ben Cline
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Michael A. Rulli
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Jack
- Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Andrew Ogles
- Barry Moore
- Claudia Tenney
- Dan Crenshaw
- Eric Burlison
- Jack Bergman
- James R. Baird
- Jeff Hurd
- Julia Letlow
- Michelle Fischbach
- Mike Collins
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.
- Russ Fulcher
- Stephanie I. Bice
- Austin Scott
- Cliff Bentz
- Scott Perry
- Barry Loudermilk
- Mark B. Messmer
- Rudy Yakym III
- Glenn Grothman
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
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.
Text of the bill
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.