Legislation· May 2024Sponsored by Debbie Lesko (R)
Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act
Would have made it easier for the Energy Department to loosen or repeal appliance efficiency standards.
Tradeoff
Would have let the Energy Department (DOE) weaken or repeal appliance energy rules if they raise consumer costs. Would have blocked a 2024 rule on distribution transformers from taking effect.
What's in it
The House passed this 212-195 on May 7, 2024. That same day, a motion to send the bill back to committee failed 202-206. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.
House
Introduced
(Nov 2, 2023)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Nov 2, 2023)
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported 26 - 20(Dec 5, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-432.
House
On
Failed(Roll #183 · May 7, 2024)
202 yeanay 206House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #184 · May 7, 2024)
212 yeanay 195Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(May 8, 2024)
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
Passage votes· May 7, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025