118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7673 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or 
enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes wash-
ers that are not cost-effective 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 ‘‘Liberty in Laundry 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON-
SERVATION 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
CLOTHES 
WASHERS. 
(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 
clothes washer under such section unless the Sec-
retary 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 techno-
logically feasible or economically justified. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON-
SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o)
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 
clothes washer under such section unless the Sec-
retary 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 associ-
ated 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 pur-
chase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re-
placement of the covered product. 
(c) 
SIGNIFICANT
ENERGY
SAVINGS
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 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 
clothes washer under such section if the Secretary of 
Energy determines that the prescription and imposi-
tion 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’’ 
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). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7673 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from pre-
scribing or enforcing energy conservation stand-
ards for clothes washers that are not cost-effec-
tive or technologically feasible, and for other pur-
poses.