The House passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict the federal government’s ability to issue energy efficiency regulations for household appliances.
The House passed the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act by a 212-95 bipartisan vote, with seven Democrats joining Republicans present to send the bill to the Senate. The bill would alter the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from issuing new or updated energy efficiency standards for appliances that are not technologically possible and economically justifiable, according to its text.
The Biden administration, led chiefly by the DOE, has promulgated a number of regulations that effectively push the market away from less efficient, but generally less expensive, appliances in favor of more efficient models. The administration has advanced regulations targeting items like refrigerators, water heaters, furnaces, pool pump motors and portable generators.
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“We’ve seen them go after gas stoves…how many more home appliances will Americans eventually have to replace?” pic.twitter.com/JgjQyiPGK0
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 24, 2023
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