To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.

Bill: 114-hr-3072
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2015-07-15
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Energy

Energy efficiency and conservation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the Department of Energy's authority to: (1) amend energy efficiency standards for ceiling fan light kits, and (2) issue energy efficiency or energy use standards for electricity used by ceiling fans to circulate air in a room.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3072 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2015 Mr. Dent (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Pompeo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.

1. Ceiling fan standards Section 325(ff) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(ff) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); and (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (5).