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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7637 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy 

conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or 

enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, 

refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Refrigerator Freedom 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON2 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR REFRIG3 ERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, AND 

4 FREEZERS. 

5 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI6 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

7 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con8 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

9 may not— 

10 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con11 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

12 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

13 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

14 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

15 such energy conservation standard is technologically 

16 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 

20 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

21 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con22 servation standard is not technologically feasible or 

23 economically justified. 

24 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON25 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 


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1 of 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

6 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

7 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

8 such energy conservation standard is not likely to re9 sult in additional net costs to the consumer, includ10 ing any increase in net costs associated with the 

11 purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re12 placement of the covered product; or 

13 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

14 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

15 that is a refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 

16 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

17 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con18 servation standard is likely to result in additional 

19 net costs to the consumer, including any increase in 

20 net costs associated with the purchase, installation, 

21 maintenance, disposal, and replacement of the cov22 ered 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

6 under such section if the Secretary of Energy deter7 mines that the prescription and imposition of such 

8 energy conservation standard will not result in sig9 nificant conservation of energy; or 

10 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

11 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

12 that is a refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 

13 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

14 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con15 servation standard will not result in significant con16 servation of energy. 

17 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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

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

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

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