Save Our Gas Stoves Act

Bill: 118-s-1859
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Save Our Gas Stoves Act</strong></p><p>This bill places limits on energy conservation standards for kitchen ranges or ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.</p><p>The Department of the Energy (DOE) may not prescribe or amend energy conservation standards for kitchen ranges or ovens if they would result in the unavailability of a product on account of the type of fuel the range or oven uses.</p><p>In addition, DOE may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled <em>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products</em> issued on February 1, 2023, or any substantially similar rule. The proposed rule prescribes energy conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products, including electric cooking tops, gas cooking tops, electric ovens, and gas ovens.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Gas Stoves Act . 2. Standards for kitchen ranges and ovens Section 325(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary may not determine that imposition of an energy conservation standard under this section for kitchen ranges or ovens is economically justified for purposes of subsection (o) unless the Secretary determines that imposition of that energy conservation standard is not likely to result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on what type of fuel the product consumes. . 3. Prohibition on rulemaking The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products (88 Fed. Reg. 6818 (February 1, 2023)) or any substantially similar rule.