118 S1859 IS: Save Our Gas Stoves Act U.S. Senate 2023-06-07 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1859IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 7, 2023Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Save Our Gas Stoves Act.

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Standards for kitchen ranges and ovens

Section 325(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3)The Secretary may not determine that imposition of an energy conservation standard under this section for kitchen ranges or ovens is economically justified for purposes of subsection (o) unless the Secretary determines that imposition of that energy conservation standard is not likely to result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on what type of fuel the product consumes..

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Prohibition on rulemaking

The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products (88 Fed. Reg. 6818 (February 1, 2023)) or any substantially similar rule.