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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7673 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 377
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7673

                          [Report No. 118-454]

   To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
  energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-
     effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2024

Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             April 10, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
  energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-
     effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Liberty in Laundry Act''.

SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 
              CLOTHES WASHERS.

    (a) Technologically Feasible and Economically Justified.--
Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of 
Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under 
        such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines that the 
        prescription and imposition of such energy conservation 
        standard is technologically feasible and economically 
        justified; or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a clothes 
        washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement 
        of or compliance with such energy conservation standard is not 
        technologically feasible or economically justified.
    (b) Prohibition on Increased Costs to Consumers.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under 
        such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines that the 
        prescription and imposition of such energy conservation 
        standard is not likely to result in additional net costs to the 
        consumer, including any increase in net costs associated with 
        the purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and 
        replacement of the covered product; or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a clothes 
        washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement 
        of or compliance with such energy conservation standard is 
        likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer, 
        including any increase in net costs associated with the 
        purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and replacement 
        of the covered product.
    (c) Significant Energy Savings Requirement.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under 
        such section if the Secretary of Energy determines that the 
        prescription and imposition of such energy conservation 
        standard will not result in significant conservation of energy; 
        or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a clothes 
        washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement 
        of or compliance with such energy conservation standard will 
        not result in significant conservation of energy.
    (d) Covered Product; Energy Conservation Standard.--In this 
section, the terms ``covered product'' and ``energy conservation 
standard'' have the meanings given such terms in section 321 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 377

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7673

                          [Report No. 118-454]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
  energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-
     effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 10, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
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