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2025-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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2025-03-27
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This resolution would cancel a recent Department of Energy rule that set new energy-saving standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and combination refrigerator-freezers. If Congress approves this resolution, the rule would be treated as if it never took effect, meaning the Department of Energy could not enforce those new standards.
- It uses Congress’s review power to reject a final rule published on January 21, 2025.
- The resolution says the energy rule would have “no force or effect” if the resolution becomes law.
- This action would affect businesses and manufacturers that make or use commercial refrigeration equipment.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 44 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 44
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 Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-
Freezers''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Mrs. Moody (for herself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following joint
resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
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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 Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-
Freezers''.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the
rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ``Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial
Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers'' (90 Fed. Reg. 7464
(January 21, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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