Liberty in Laundry Act

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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Liberty in Laundry Act 2. Prescribing and enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers (a) Technologically feasible and economically justified Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription and imposition of such energy conservation standard is technologically feasible and economically justified; or (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed under such section for a covered product that is a clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation standard is not technologically feasible or economically justified. (b) Prohibition on increased costs to consumers Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription and imposition of such energy conservation standard is not likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer, including any increase in net costs associated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and replacement of the covered product; or (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed under such section for a covered product that is a clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation standard is likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer, including any increase in net costs associated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and replacement of the covered product. (c) Significant energy savings requirement Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295 (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation standard for a covered product that is a clothes washer under such section if the Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription and imposition of such energy conservation standard will not result in significant conservation of energy; or (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed under such section for a covered product that is a clothes washer if the Secretary of Energy determines that enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation standard will not result in significant conservation of energy. (d) Covered product; energy conservation standard In this section, the terms covered product energy conservation standard 42 U.S.C. 6291 April 10, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Liberty in Laundry ActThis bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for clothes washers. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOE from prescribing or enforcing such standards unless they (1) are technologically feasible and economically justified, (2) are not likely to result in additional net costs to consumers, and (3) will result in significant conservation of energy.