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H.R. 4626119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Feb 25, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
Introduced:
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New DOE appliance efficiency rules would face stricter tests and could not use climate cost estimates.
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The bill adds requirements the Secretary of Energy must meet before setting or updating appliance efficiency standards, including feasibility, no net cost increase to consumers, minimum savings thresholds, and a ban on using climate-related cost or benefit estimates. It also requires public disclosure of meetings tied to foreign entities like China, makes it easier to petition against existing standards, requires a two-year review of new standards, and permanently bars new efficiency standards for distribution transformers.
Appliance manufacturers, utility companies, and the Department of Energy's rulemaking process are directly affected; consumers, environmental groups, and industry groups involved in rulemaking are affected indirectly.
Supporters may see it as preventing rules that raise appliance costs, while critics may see it as slowing future energy and water efficiency improvements.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.