Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act process to void a recent agency rule and prevent a similar rule from taking effect without new legislation. If Congress approves this joint resolution and the President signs it (or Congress overrides a veto), the specified Department of Energy rule would have no force. The law also blocks the agency from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same unless Congress passes new legislation. The resolution specifically targets the DOE rule on appliance certification, labeling, and enforcement.
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment (89 Fed. Reg. 81994, Oct. 9, 2024).
Department of Energy (DOE)
Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate considers such disapproval resolutions under expedited procedures that prevent filibuster and require only a simple majority for passage. This is a joint resolution, so it must pass both chambers and be presented to the President to take effect.
This joint resolution, under the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8, title 5, U.S. Code), would nullify the Department of Energy rule published at 89 Fed.
Reg. 81994 (Oct. 9, 2024) titled “Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment,” making that rule have no force or effect.
Content is narrow and administratively simple, but CRA-style disapprovals depend heavily on congressional alignment and face Senate procedural risks.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and focused Congressional Review Act disapproval: it clearly identifies the targeted DOE rule and states the intended legal effect. It relies on the established CRA mechanism without elaboration.
Progressives emphasize climate and consumer-protection losses.
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Progressives emphasize climate and consumer-protection losses.
Likely opposes the resolution.
They would view the DOE rule as advancing energy efficiency, consumer information, and enforcement; overturning it would be seen as a setback for climate and consumer protections.
Mixed / skeptical.
They would weigh regulatory burdens on industry against long‑term consumer energy savings and clarity of labeling.
They would seek clearer cost-benefit evidence before endorsing disapproval.
Likely supports the resolution.
They would view disapproval as reining in federal regulatory overreach, lowering burdens on businesses, and protecting economic competitiveness.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Content is narrow and administratively simple, but CRA-style disapprovals depend heavily on congressional alignment and face Senate procedural risks.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize climate and consumer-protection losses.
Content is narrow and administratively simple, but CRA-style disapprovals depend heavily on congressional alignment and face Senate procedu…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and focused Congressional Review Act disapproval: it clearly identifies the targeted DOE rule and states the intended legal effect. It relies on the esta…
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