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Union Calendar No. 374 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7626 

[Report No. 118–451] 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy 

conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mr. CRENSHAW 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 room air 

conditioners 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 ‘‘Affordable Air Condi5 tioning Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON7 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR ROOM AIR CON8 DITIONERS. 

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 room air conditioner under such section unless the 

17 Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 

18 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

19 is technologically feasible and economically justified; 

20 or 

21 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

22 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

23 that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En24 ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 


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1 with such energy conservation standard is not tech2 nologically feasible or economically justified. 

3 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON4 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

5 of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 

7 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con8 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

9 room air conditioner under such section unless the 

10 Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 

11 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

12 is not likely to result in additional net costs to the 

13 consumer, including any increase in net costs associ14 ated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, 

15 disposal, and replacement of the covered product; or 

16 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

17 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

18 that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En19 ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 

20 with such energy conservation standard is likely to 

21 result in additional net costs to the consumer, in22 cluding any increase in net costs associated with the 

23 purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re24 placement of the covered product. 


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1 (c) SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIRE2 MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 

3 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 room air conditioner under such section if the Sec8 retary of Energy determines that the prescription 

9 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

10 will not result in significant conservation of energy; 

11 or 

12 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

13 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

14 that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En15 ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 

16 with such energy conservation standard will not re17 sult in significant conservation of energy. 

18 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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

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

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


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Union Calendar No. 374 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7626 

[Report No. 118–451] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prepurposes. effective or technologically feasible, and for other ards for room air conditioners that are not cost- 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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