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S.J.Res. 50119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 28, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: A 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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
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SJRES 50 would cancel a 2024 DOE rule requiring stricter energy certification and labeling for appliances and commercial equipment.
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SJRES 50 uses the Congressional Review Act to cancel a Department of Energy rule issued in October 2024. That rule set updated requirements for how appliance and equipment makers certify energy use, label products, and face penalties for noncompliance. If passed by both chambers and signed, the rule would be entirely voided.
Appliance and equipment manufacturers are most directly affected, as they would no longer face the updated certification and labeling requirements. Energy regulators at the DOE would also lose the enforcement tools granted by the rule.
Businesses and consumers who rely on energy labels to compare products may have access to less current labeling information if the rule is struck down. The DOE would lose its updated authority to enforce energy conservation certification standards.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.