The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2025
H.J.Res. 42 Signed into law

Sponsored by Andrew S. Clyde (R)

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".

Cancels the Department of Energy's stricter energy-efficiency certification and labeling rules for appliances.

Tradeoff

Blocks new requirements that appliance makers report energy-efficiency data to the Department of Energy. Removes enforcement tools the agency said it needed to verify appliances meet energy standards.

What's in it

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The House passed this 222-203 on March 5, 2025. The Senate agreed to consider it on April 29, 2025 (52-46), then passed it 52-46 on April 30, 2025. Signed into law on May 9, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 12, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 12, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Providing for congressional disapproval 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”

    Passed(Roll #59 · Mar 5, 2025)

    222 yeanay 203

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Mar 6, 2025)

  5. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to H.J.Res. 42

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #222 · Apr 29, 2025)

    52 yeanay 46

  6. Senate

    On the Joint Resolution

    Joint Resolution Passed(Roll #223 · Apr 30, 2025)

    52 yeanay 46

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (May 6, 2025)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(May 9, 2025)

Final passage· 119th Congress · 2025–2027