119th Congress · House

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".

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of Energy · Energy efficiency and conservation · Lighting, heating, cooling · Oil and gas · Energy

In plain language

House joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
Nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted.
House passed it on Feb 27, 2025 (substantive).

Official summary (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.

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Roll-call votes on this measure

substantiveFeb 27, 2025 · House · Passed
On Passage — 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”
proceduralApr 10, 2025 · Senate · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to H.J.Res. 20
substantiveApr 10, 2025 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
On the Joint Resolution — H.J.Res. 20