Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".

Bill: 119-hjres-75
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Goldman, Craig [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2025-03-10
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Energy

Energy efficiency and conservation

Food industry and services

Lighting, heating, cooling
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-09
text: Became Public Law No: 119-9.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy titled&nbsp;<em>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers&nbsp;</em>and published on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new and amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment in order to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified.</p>

tv_txt: IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 75 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 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers (90 Fed. Reg. 7464; published January 21, 2025) and such rule shall have no force or effect.

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

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. 75 JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers (90 Fed. Reg. 7464; published January 21, 2025) 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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 75 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2025 Received JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers (90 Fed. Reg. 7464; published January 21, 2025) and such rule shall have no force or effect.

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

tv_txt: IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 75 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mr. Goldman of Texas 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 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers (90 Fed. Reg. 7464; published January 21, 2025) and such rule shall have no force or effect.