I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7637 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy 
conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freez-
ers 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 
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-effec-
tive or technologically feasible, 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 ‘‘Refrigerator Freedom 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON-
SERVATION 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
REFRIG-
ERATORS, 
REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, 
AND 
FREEZERS. 
(a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE
AND ECONOMI-
CALLY
JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 
(n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 
may not— 
(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 
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 refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 
freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
enforcement of or compliance with such energy con-
servation standard is not technologically feasible or 
economically justified. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON-
SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 
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of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 
(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 
under such section unless the Secretary of Energy 
determines that the prescription and imposition of 
such energy conservation standard is not likely to re-
sult in additional net costs to the consumer, includ-
ing any increase in net costs associated with the 
purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re-
placement of the covered product; or 
(2) enforce an energy conservation standard 
prescribed under such section for a covered product 
that is a refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 
freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
enforcement of or compliance with such energy con-
servation 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 cov-
ered product. 
(c) 
SIGNIFICANT
ENERGY
SAVINGS
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 
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section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 
(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a freezer 
under such section if the Secretary of Energy deter-
mines that the prescription and imposition of such 
energy conservation standard will not result in sig-
nificant conservation of energy; or 
(2) enforce an energy conservation standard 
prescribed under such section for a covered product 
that is a refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, or a 
freezer if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
enforcement of or compliance with such energy con-
servation standard will not result in significant con-
servation of energy. 
(d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION 
STANDARD.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered product’’ 
and ‘‘energy conservation standard’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 321 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291). 
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