[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7626

   To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
 energy conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not 
  cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2024

 Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
 energy conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not 
  cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Air Conditioning Act''.

SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 
              ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS.

    (a) Technologically Feasible and Economically Justified.--
Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of 
Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a room air conditioner 
        under such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines 
        that the prescription and imposition of such energy 
        conservation standard is technologically feasible and 
        economically justified; or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a room air 
        conditioner if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
        enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation 
        standard is not technologically feasible or economically 
        justified.
    (b) Prohibition on Increased Costs to Consumers.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a room air conditioner 
        under such section unless the Secretary of Energy determines 
        that the prescription and imposition of such energy 
        conservation standard is not likely to result in additional net 
        costs to the consumer, including any increase in net costs 
        associated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, 
        disposal, and replacement of the covered product; or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a room air 
        conditioner if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
        enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation 
        standard is likely to result in additional net costs to the 
        consumer, including any increase in net costs associated with 
        the purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and 
        replacement of the covered product.
    (c) Significant Energy Savings Requirement.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not--
            (1) prescribe a new or an amended energy conservation 
        standard for a covered product that is a room air conditioner 
        under such section if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
        the prescription and imposition of such energy conservation 
        standard will not result in significant conservation of energy; 
        or
            (2) enforce an energy conservation standard prescribed 
        under such section for a covered product that is a room air 
        conditioner if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
        enforcement of or compliance with such energy conservation 
        standard will not result in significant conservation of energy.
    (d) Covered Product; Energy Conservation Standard.--In this 
section, the terms ``covered product'' and ``energy conservation 
standard'' have the meanings given such terms in section 321 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291).
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