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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1281 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards 
for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and 
ovens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mrs. BICE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify 
standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitch-
en cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Gas Appli-
ances Standards Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘Natural GAS Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. RULE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER HEATERS. 
Section 325(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) RULEMAKING
PROCESS.—For any 
rule relating to water heaters under this section 
that is finalized after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) require as part of the rulemaking 
process the performance of a full fuel cycle 
analysis for energy efficiency standards 
and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as 
described in a letter report of the National 
Academies entitled ‘Review of Site (Point- 
of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement 
Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Ap-
pliance Energy-Efficiency Standards’ and 
dated 2009; and 
‘‘(ii) certify that the rule is not likely 
to result in a significant shift from gas 
water heaters to electric water heaters with 
respect to residential construction, com-
mercial construction, or water heater re-
placement. 
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‘‘(B) RULES.—Any rule relating to water 
heaters under this section that is finalized after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall not apply to small major 
household appliance manufacturers (as de-
fined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations)); and 
‘‘(ii) shall require the results of the 
analysis and resulting energy descriptor 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be 
prominently disclosed on any label that— 
‘‘(I) is required by the Federal 
Trade Commission to provide energy 
efficiency information of the water 
heater; and 
‘‘(II) is visible to consumers at 
the point of sale.’’. 
SEC. 3. RULE REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNACES AND BOIL-
ERS. 
Section 325(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)) is amended— 
(a) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(1) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end 
after the semicolon; 
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking clause (iii); and 
(b) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) RULEMAKING
PROCESS.—For any 
rule relating to furnaces or boilers under this 
section that is finalized after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) require as part of the rulemaking 
process the performance of a full fuel cycle 
analysis for energy efficiency standards 
and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as 
described in a letter report of the National 
Academies entitled ‘Review of Site (Point- 
of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement 
Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Ap-
pliance Energy-Efficiency Standards’ and 
dated 2009; and 
‘‘(ii) certify that the rule is not likely 
to result in a significant shift from gas 
furnaces or boilers to electric furnaces or 
boilers with respect to residential construc-
tion, commercial construction, or furnace 
or boiler replacement. 
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‘‘(B) RULES.—Any rule relating to fur-
naces or boilers under this section that is final-
ized after the date of enactment of this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) shall not apply to small major 
household appliance manufacturers (as de-
fined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations)); and 
‘‘(ii) shall require the results of the 
analysis and resulting energy descriptor 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be 
prominently disclosed on any label that— 
‘‘(I) is required by the Federal 
Trade Commission to provide energy 
efficiency information of the water 
heater; and 
‘‘(II) is visible to consumers at 
the point of sale.’’. 
SEC. 4. RULE REQUIREMENTS FOR COOKTOPS, RANGES, 
AND OVENS. 
Section 325(h) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(h)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) RULEMAKING
PROCESS.—For any 
rule relating to kitchen cooktops, ranges, and 
ovens under this section that is finalized after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) require as part of the rulemaking 
process the performance of a full fuel cycle 
analysis for energy efficiency standards 
and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as 
described in a letter report of the National 
Academies entitled ‘Review of Site (Point- 
of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement 
Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Ap-
pliance Energy-Efficiency Standards’ and 
dated 2009; and 
‘‘(ii) certify that the rule is not likely 
to result in a significant shift from gas 
kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens to 
electric kitchen cooktops, ranges, and 
ovens with respect to residential construc-
tion, commercial construction, or cooktop, 
range, and oven replacement. 
‘‘(B) RULES.—Any rule relating to kitchen 
cooktops, ranges, and ovens under this section 
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that is finalized after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall not limit the features and 
functionality available on residential gas 
kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) quick-to-boil times; 
‘‘(II) the number and size of 
burners, including burners designed 
for simmering and high input rate 
burners; and 
‘‘(III) the design of grates, in-
cluding continuous grates; 
‘‘(ii) shall not apply to small major 
household appliance manufacturers (as de-
fined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations)); and 
‘‘(iii) shall require the results of the 
analysis and resulting energy descriptor 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be 
prominently disclosed on any label that— 
‘‘(I) is required by the Federal 
Trade Commission to provide energy 
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efficiency information of the kitchen 
cooktop, range, or oven; and 
‘‘(II) is visible to consumers at 
the point of sale.’’. 
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