[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7700 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7700

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2024

Mr. Langworthy 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 dishwashers 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 ``Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher 
Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 
              DISHWASHERS.

    (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 dishwasher 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 dishwasher 
        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 dishwasher 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 dishwasher 
        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 dishwasher 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 dishwasher 
        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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