118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7700 

AN ACT 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or 

enforcing energy conservation standards for dishwashers 

that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Unaffordable 

3 Dishwasher Standards Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON5 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR DISHWASHERS. 

6 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI7 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

8 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con9 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

10 may not— 

11 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con12 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

13 dishwasher under such section unless the Secretary 

14 of Energy determines that the prescription and im15 position of such energy conservation standard is 

16 technologically feasible and economically justified; or 

17 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

18 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

19 that is a dishwasher if the Secretary of Energy de20 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

21 such energy conservation standard is not techno22 logically feasible or economically justified. 

23 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON24 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

25 of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

26 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 
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1 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con2 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

3 dishwasher under such section unless the Secretary 

4 of Energy determines that the prescription and im5 position of such energy conservation standard is not 

6 likely to result in additional net costs to the con7 sumer, including any increase in net costs associated 

8 with the purchase, installation, maintenance, dis9 posal, and replacement of the covered product; or 

10 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

11 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

12 that is a dishwasher if the Secretary of Energy de13 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

14 such energy conservation standard is likely to result 

15 in additional net costs to the consumer, including 

16 any increase in net costs associated with the pur17 chase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re18 placement of the covered product. 

19 (c) SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIRE20 MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 

21 section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 

23 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con24 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

25 dishwasher under such section if the Secretary of 
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1 Energy determines that the prescription and imposi2 tion of such energy conservation standard will not 

3 result in significant conservation of energy; or 

4 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

5 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

6 that is a dishwasher if the Secretary of Energy de7 termines that enforcement of or compliance with 

8 such energy conservation standard will not result in 

9 significant conservation of energy. 

10 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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

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

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

Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7700 

AN ACT 

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