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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3818 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing a proposed rule related 
to consumer conventional cooking products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2023 
Mr. NEWHOUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing a pro-
posed rule related to consumer conventional cooking 
products, 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. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) There has been increasing momentum at 
the local, State, and Federal level across the United 
States to disincentivize and forbid the use of natural 
gas stoves thereby curbing consumer choice, crip-
pling manufacturers, and increasing energy prices. 
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(2) On February 1, 2023, the Department of 
Energy initiated a Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, and published a Technical Support 
Document, which would establish maximum energy 
consumption standards annually for gas stove tops 
thereby barring manufacturers from selling gas 
stoves which consume over 1,204 British thermal 
units annually. 
(3) In the Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking and the Technical Support Document, 
the Department of Energy estimated only four per-
cent of gas stove tops on the market met the pro-
posed maximum rate of 1,204 British thermal units 
annually which would exclude 96 percent of gas 
stoves. 
(4) Shortly thereafter, on March 7, 2023, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission published a 
notice to request information on chronic health haz-
ards associated with gas stove ranges. 
(5) On March 20, 2023, in response to these 
ongoing efforts to ban the purchase and usage of 
natural gas stoves, 75 Members of Congress joined 
together and sent a letter to Secretary Granholm at 
the Department of Energy expressing significant 
concerns with the Department of Energy’s proposed 
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rule and expressing opposition to the finalization of 
the proposed rule. 
(6) In early May 2023, New York approved a 
fiscal year 2024 State budget prohibiting the use of 
propane heating, furnaces, and natural gas stoves in 
residential buildings and requiring the use of all 
electric heating and cooking appliances in buildings 
smaller than seven stories by 2026 and for larger 
buildings by 2029. 
(7) On May 8, 2023, 11 city attorneys general 
from States such as Delaware, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon, 
Vermont, the District of Columbia, and Washington 
submitted a letter to the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission in support of the commission’s March 7, 
2023, request for information on gas stoves and re-
questing compulsory regulations on gas stove ven-
tilation standards. 
(8) On May 24, 2023, the House Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability held a Subcommittee 
on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory 
Affairs hearing entitled ‘‘Consumer Choice on the 
Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s 
Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves’’ with 
industry experts to discuss the Department of Ener-
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gy’s proposed rulemaking and the negative impact 
the proposed rules would have if finalized. 
(9) Natural gas is a safe, clean, and reliable en-
ergy source which is an vital component of an all- 
of-the-above strategic approach to energy develop-
ment helping to ensure American energy security 
and independence. 
SEC. 2. PROPOSED RULE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION 
STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER CONVENTIONAL 
COOKING PRODUCTS. 
The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, 
administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Supple-
mental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and announcement 
of public meeting’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6818; published Feb-
ruary 1, 2023) with respect to energy conservation stand-
ards for gas kitchen ranges and ovens, or any substantially 
similar rule, including any rule that would directly or indi-
rectly limit consumer access to gas kitchen ranges or 
ovens. 
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