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Union Calendar No. 375 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7637 

[Report No. 118–452] 

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 

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 refrigerators, 

refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 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 ‘‘Refrigerator Freedom 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON7 SERVATION STANDARDS FOR REFRIG8 ERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, AND 

9 FREEZERS. 

10 (a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMI11 CALLY JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 

12 (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con13 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 

14 may not— 

15 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con16 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

17 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

18 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

19 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

20 such energy conservation standard is technologically 

21 feasible and economically justified; or 

22 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

23 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

25 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 


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1 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con2 servation standard is not technologically feasible or 

3 economically justified. 

4 (b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON5 SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 

6 of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 

8 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con9 servation standard for a covered product that is a 

10 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

11 under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 

12 determines that the prescription and imposition of 

13 such energy conservation standard is not likely to re14 sult in additional net costs to the consumer, includ15 ing any increase in net costs associated with the 

16 purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re17 placement of the covered product; or 

18 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

19 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

21 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

22 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con23 servation standard is likely to result in additional 

24 net costs to the consumer, including any increase in 

25 net costs associated with the purchase, installation, 


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1 maintenance, disposal, and replacement of the cov2 ered product. 

3 (c) SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIRE4 MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 

5 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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 

10 under such section if the Secretary of Energy deter11 mines that the prescription and imposition of such 

12 energy conservation standard will not result in sig13 nificant conservation of energy; or 

14 (2) enforce an energy conservation standard 

15 prescribed under such section for a covered product 

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

17 freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 

18 enforcement of or compliance with such energy con19 servation standard will not result in significant con20 servation of energy. 

21 (d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

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

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

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


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Union Calendar No. 375 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7637 

[Report No. 118–452] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prelogically feasible, and for other purposes. freezers that are not cost-effective or techno- ards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and 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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