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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7637 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON5 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR REFRIG6 ERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, AND 

7 FREEZERS. 

8 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI9 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

10 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con11 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

12 may not— 

13 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con14 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

15 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

16 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

17 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

18 such energy conservation standard is technologically 

19 feasible and economically justified; or 

20 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

21 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

23 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

24 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con25 servation standard is not technologically feasible or 

26 economically justified. 


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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON2 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

3 of 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

8 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

9 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

10 such energy conservation standard is not likely to re11 sult in additional net costs to the consumer, includ12 ing any increase in net costs associated with the 

13 purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re14 placement of the covered product; or 

15 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

16 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

18 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

19 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con20 servation standard is likely to result in additional 

21 net costs to the consumer, including any increase in 

22 net costs associated with the purchase, installation, 

23 maintenance, disposal, and replacement of the cov24 ered 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

8 under such section if the Secretary of Energy deter9 mines that the prescription and imposition of such 

10 energy conservation standard will not result in sig11 nificant conservation of energy; or 

12 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

13 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

15 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

16 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con17 servation standard will not result in significant con18 servation of energy. 

19 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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


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

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

Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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