Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".

Bill: 119-hjres-20
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Energy

Energy efficiency and conservation

Lighting, heating, cooling

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-09
text: Became Public Law No: 119-6.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled <em>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters </em>and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.</p>

action_date: 2025-05-09
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>This act nullifies the rule titled <em>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters </em>and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.</p>

tv_txt: IA One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five H. J. RES. 20 JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: IIA Calendar No. 17 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 20 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2025 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

March 3, 2025 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 20 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 20 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Burlison , Ms. Letlow , Mr. Collins , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Ogles , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Crenshaw , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Hurd of Colorado , and Mr. Baird ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.