Posts - Bill - HJRES 42 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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
house 02/12/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to formally reject a new Department of Energy rule that changes certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements for certain appliances and commercial equipment, aiming to prevent these updated standards from taking effect.
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HJRES 42 - 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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
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left-leaning 02/12/2025
If ignoring energy conservation was a sport, Congress just took the gold medal.
right-leaning 02/12/2025
More regulation? No thanks, we’re allergic to government meddling in our appliances.
moderate 02/12/2025
Energy rules should save power, not political points; this disapproval feels more like a power play.
moderate 02/12/2025
I get wanting less bureaucracy, but scrapping all standards? That’s tossing the baby with the bathwater.
moderate 02/12/2025
Maybe there’s a middle ground between red tape and sensible regulation—too bad Congress missed it.
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Congress is right to shut down rules that strangle innovation and jack up your electric bill.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
Turning off energy standards? Great, let’s just throw climate science out the window while we’re at it.
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Why let bureaucrats dictate your toaster’s energy use? Keep government hands off our gadgets.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
Disapproving efficiency rules is like banning seatbelts because some people complain about the click.