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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7626 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON2 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR ROOM AIR CON3 DITIONERS. 

4 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI5 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

6 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con7 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

8 may not— 

9 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con10 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

11 room air conditioner under such section unless the 

12 Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 

13 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

14 is technologically feasible and economically justified; 

15 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 not tech21 nologically feasible or economically justified. 

22 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON23 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

24 of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

25 (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 room air conditioner under such section unless the 

4 Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 

5 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

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

7 consumer, including any increase in net costs associ8 ated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, 

9 disposal, 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 room air conditioner if the Secretary of En13 ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 

14 with such energy conservation standard is likely to 

15 result in additional net costs to the consumer, in16 cluding any increase in net costs associated with the 

17 purchase, 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 

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1 retary of Energy determines that the prescription 

2 and imposition of such energy conservation standard 

3 will not result in significant conservation of energy; 

4 or 

5 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

6 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

7 that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En8 ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 

9 with such energy conservation standard will not re10 sult in significant conservation of energy. 

11 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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

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

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

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