3.0.0 117 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 117.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation would repeal existing federal law, whichwas passed under the claimed constitutional authority ofArticle I, Section 8, Clause 3, often referred to as the``Commerce Clause.''[Page H49]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-25T14:09:03Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:12:50Z 2017-01-25 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Industrial facilities Manufacturing Product safety and quality State and local government operations Energy 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-04-03T14:24:57Z Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2016

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the Department of Energy's authority to set energy efficiency and water conservation standards for consumer and commercial appliances. All existing standards are repealed.

Additionally, the bill prohibitsstatesfrom setting their own energy efficiency and water conservation standards.All existing state standards are nullified.

]]> Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2017 Display Title Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To repeal Federal energy conservation standards, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr117ih/xml/BILLS-115hr117ih.xml 2017-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.