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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 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Liberty in Laundry 

5 Act’’. 

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

8 WASHERS. 

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 washer under such section unless the Sec17 retary 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 clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy 

24 determines that enforcement of or compliance with 


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1 such energy conservation standard is not techno2 logically 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 clothes washer under such section unless the Sec10 retary 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 clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy 

19 determines that enforcement of or compliance with 

20 such energy conservation standard is likely to result 

21 in additional net costs to the consumer, including 

22 any increase in net costs associated with the pur23 chase, 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 clothes washer under such section if the Secretary of 

8 Energy determines that the prescription and imposi9 tion of such energy conservation standard will not 

10 result in significant conservation of energy; or 

11 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

12 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

13 that is a clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy 

14 determines that enforcement of or compliance with 

15 such energy conservation standard will not result in 

16 significant conservation 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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Union Calendar No. 377 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7673 

[Report No. 118–454] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from preposes. tive or technologically feasible, and for other pur- ards for clothes washers that are not cost-effec- 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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