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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10031 

To require manufacturers of household appliances to affix to such appliances 

a label or tag disclosing estimated performance life, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2024 

Ms. PEREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 

Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require manufacturers of household appliances to affix 

to such appliances a label or tag disclosing estimated 

performance life, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Performance Life Dis5 closure Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE LIFE LABELING FOR HOUSEHOLD 

7 APPLIANCES. 

8 (a) LABELING REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

2 (A) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with 

3 the regulations promulgated under paragraph 

4 (2), a manufacturer of a household appliance 

5 that is on the list published under paragraph 

6 (3) shall disclose on a conspicuous label or tag 

7 affixed to each such appliance sold or offered 

8 for sale at retail to a consumer the following: 

9 (i) The estimated performance life of 

10 such appliance (as determined by the man11 ufacturer), under normal operating condi12 tions specified under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), 

13 with routine maintenance recommended by 

14 the manufacturer. 

15 (ii) The estimated performance life of 

16 such appliance (as determined by the man17 ufacturer), under normal operating condi18 tions specified under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), 

19 without routine maintenance recommended 

20 by the manufacturer. 

21 (iii) The estimated annual cost of rou22 tine maintenance of such appliance rec23 ommended by the manufacturer. 

24 (iv) The process by which a consumer 

25 may, using the mechanism established 


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1 under subsection (c), report that such ap2 pliance has reached the end of the per3 formance life of such appliance. 

4 (B) EXCLUSION OF SECONDHAND

5 SALES.—Subparagraph (A) does not apply to 

6 any sale or offer for sale of a household appli7 ance after such appliance is sold to the first 

8 person who purchases such appliance other 

9 than for purposes of resale. 

10 (2) NIST REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 

11 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Director shall promulgate regulations to carry out 

13 this subsection. 

14 (3) DESIGNATION OF APPLIANCES BY NIST.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Director shall— 

18 (i) determine the household appliances 

19 for which, in the discretion of the Director, 

20 the labeling requirement of paragraph (1) 

21 is appropriate; 

22 (ii) for each household appliance for 

23 which the Director has made a determina24 tion under clause (i), specify the normal 

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1 sumer behavior, that the manufacturer of 

2 such appliance shall use for purposes of 

3 determining estimated performance life 

4 under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 

5 (1)(A); and 

6 (iii) publish in the Federal Register a 

7 list of the household appliances for which 

8 the Director has made a determination 

9 under clause (i), including the normal op10 erating conditions specified under clause 

11 (ii) for each such appliance. 

12 (B) UPDATES.—The Director shall update 

13 the determinations and specifications made and 

14 list published under subparagraph (A), as the 

15 Director considers appropriate. 

16 (4) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply 

17 with respect to a household appliance that is sold or 

18 offered for sale at retail to a consumer after the 

19 date that is 5 years after the date on which such ap20 pliance is placed on the list published under para21 graph (3). 

22 (b) ENFORCEMENT BY FTC.— 

23 (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC24 TICES.—A violation of subsection (a) or a regulation 

25 promulgated under such subsection shall be treated 


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1 as a violation of a regulation under section 

2 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 

3 (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep4 tive acts or practices. 

5 (2) POWERS OF FTC.—The Commission shall 

6 enforce subsection (a) and the regulations promul7 gated under such subsection in the same manner, by 

8 the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 

9 powers, and duties as though all applicable terms 

10 and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 

11 (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and 

12 made a part of this section. Any person who violates 

13 subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated under 

14 such subsection shall be subject to the penalties and 

15 entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in 

16 the Federal Trade Commission Act. 

17 (c) CONSUMER REPORTING.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

20 shall establish a mechanism by which a consumer 

21 may easily report to the Director when a household 

22 appliance has reached the end of the performance 

23 life of such appliance. 

24 (2) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall publish 

25 the information reported under paragraph (1), 


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1 disaggregated by manufacturer and model, on the 

2 website of the National Institute of Standards and 

3 Technology. 

4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

6 means the Federal Trade Commission. 

7 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

8 the Director of the National Institute of Standards 

9 and Technology. 

10 (3) HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE.—The term 

11 ‘‘household appliance’’ includes a separate major 

12 component of a household appliance, but only to the 

13 extent that such component is sold separately from 

14 such appliance at retail to a consumer. 

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