Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to change definitions and standards for "general service lamps," removes subsection 325(i) (reserved), and makes multiple conforming edits. It also expressly terminates three Department of Energy rules published May 9, 2022 and April 19, 2024 concerning definitions and energy-conservation standards for general service lamps.
Environment/climate impacts versus deregulatory, consumer-choice arguments
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly drafted substantive statutory revision: it specifies exact edits to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and names DOE rules to be nullified.
The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to change definitions and standards for "general service lamps," removes subsection 325(i) (reserved), and makes multiple conforming edits.
It also expressly terminates three Department of Energy rules published May 9, 2022 and April 19, 2024 concerning definitions and energy-conservation standards for general service lamps.
In short, the bill rolls back or nullifies recent DOE regulatory actions that established energy-efficiency definitions and standards for common light bulbs.
Narrow but controversial rollback of energy-efficiency rules has limited bipartisan appeal and faces procedural and coalition hurdles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly drafted substantive statutory revision: it specifies exact edits to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and names DOE rules to be nullified. The bill is technically specific about what textual changes occur in existing law.
Environment/climate impacts versus deregulatory, consumer-choice arguments
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Environment/climate impacts versus deregulatory, consumer-choice arguments
Likely opposes the bill as a rollback of federal energy-efficiency standards that would increase energy use and emissions.
Views termination of DOE rules as weakening climate and consumer-protection policy.
Mixed view: recognizes consumer-choice and deregulatory arguments, but worries about energy, costs, and legal clarity.
Would seek data on benefits versus costs before full endorsement.
Likely supportive because the bill reduces federal regulation, restores market and consumer choice, and constrains administrative rulemaking authority.
Sees it as limiting government overreach.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Narrow but controversial rollback of energy-efficiency rules has limited bipartisan appeal and faces procedural and coalition hurdles.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Environment/climate impacts versus deregulatory, consumer-choice arguments
Narrow but controversial rollback of energy-efficiency rules has limited bipartisan appeal and faces procedural and coalition hurdles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly drafted substantive statutory revision: it specifies exact edits to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and names DOE rules to be nullified. The bill…
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