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".
Sponsored by Gary J. Palmer
Became Public Law No: 119-6.
May 9, 2025
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Energy rule issued on December 26, 2024, that established amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. The DOE rule had adopted standards based on the agency's determination of the maximum technologically feasible and economically justified improvements in energy efficiency for these water heaters. The resolution removes these standards from effect.
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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.