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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 6578.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumeratedby Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H6314]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt decorative hearth products from consideration as direct heating equipment subject to the Act's energy efficiency standards.</p> <p>Defines a &quot;decorative hearth product&quot; as a vented gas fireplace, stove, gas fireplace insert, or gas log set that is: (1) not certified to the ANSI Z21.88 standard and, in the case of vented gas fireplaces, stoves, and gas fireplace inserts, is certified to the ANSI Z21.50 standard; and (2) sold without a thermostat and with a warranty provision expressly voiding manufacturer warranties in the event the product is used with a thermostat.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To exempt decorative hearth products from energy efficiency regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.</title>
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