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Union Calendar No. 376 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7645 

[Report No. 118–453] 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy 

conservation standards for clothes dryers that are not cost-effective or 

technologically feasible, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2024 

Mr. EZELL 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 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or 

enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes dryers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Clothes Dryer Reli5 ability Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON7 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR CLOTHES DRY8 ERS. 

9 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI10 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

11 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con12 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

13 may not— 

14 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con15 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

16 clothes dryer under such section unless the Secretary 

17 of Energy determines that the prescription and im18 position of such energy conservation standard is 

19 technologically feasible and economically justified; or 

20 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

21 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

22 that is a clothes dryer if the Secretary of Energy de23 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

24 such energy conservation standard is not techno25 logically feasible or economically justified. 


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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON2 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

3 of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 

5 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con6 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

7 clothes dryer under such section unless the Secretary 

8 of Energy determines that the prescription and im9 position of such energy conservation standard is not 

10 likely to result in additional net costs to the con11 sumer, including any increase in net costs associated 

12 with the purchase, installation, maintenance, dis13 posal, and replacement of the covered product; or 

14 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

15 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

16 that is a clothes dryer if the Secretary of Energy de17 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

18 such energy conservation standard is likely to result 

19 in additional net costs to the consumer, including 

20 any increase in net costs associated with the pur21 chase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re22 placement of the covered product. 

23 (c) SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIRE24 MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 


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1 section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 

3 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con4 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

5 clothes dryer under such section if the Secretary of 

6 Energy determines that the prescription and imposi7 tion of such energy conservation standard will not 

8 result in significant conservation of energy; or 

9 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

10 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

11 that is a clothes dryer if the Secretary of Energy de12 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

13 such energy conservation standard will not result in 

14 significant conservation of energy. 

15 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

16 STANDARD.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered product’’ 

17 and ‘‘energy conservation standard’’ have the meanings 

18 given such terms in section 321 of the Energy Policy and 

19 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291). 


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Union Calendar No. 376 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7645 

[Report No. 118–453] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from preposes. or technologically feasible, and for other pur- ards for clothes dryers that are not cost-effective scribing or enforcing energy conservation standAPRIL 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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