A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
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- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +11
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2025
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What it does
This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 23, 2025
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Who is involved
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
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