Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act · Introduced in House (2025-07-23)

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 23, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Allen · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

SEC. 2. Prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards

(a) Amendment of standards

(1) In general
- Section 325(m)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended to read as follows: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1)
  - (1) In general
    - The Secretary may, for any product, publish a notice of proposed rulemaking including new proposed standards for such product based on the criteria established under subsection (o) and the procedures established under subsection (p).
(2) Amendment of standard
- Section 325(m)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended to read as follows: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(3)
  - (3) Amendment of standard
    - Not later than 2 years after a notice is issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a final rule amending the standard for the product.

(b) Petition for amended standard

Section 325(n) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended— 42 U.S.C. 6295(n)
- in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting ;
- in paragraph (1), by inserting after ;
  - The Secretary shall grant a petition to determine if energy conservation standards for a covered product should be amended or revoked if the Secretary finds that such petition contains evidence, assuming no other evidence were considered, that such standards—
    - result in additional costs to consumers;
    - do not result in significant conservation of energy or water;
    - are not technologically feasible; and
    - result in such covered product not being commercially available in the United States to all consumers.
- by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
- in paragraph (4)—
  - by striking and inserting ;
  - by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
  - by striking and inserting the following:
    - Not later than 3 years
    - Not later than 180 days after the date of granting a petition to revoke standards, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register—
      - (i) a final rule revoking the standards; or
      - (ii) a determination that it is not necessary to revoke the standards.
    - The grant of a petition by the Secretary under this subsection creates no presumption with respect to the Secretary’s determination of any of the criteria in a rulemaking under this section.
    - Standards that have been revoked pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be considered to be in effect for purposes of section 327.
  - by adding at the end the following:

Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 325(o) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () are amended to read as follows: 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)
- (2) Requirements
  - (A) Design
    - Any new or amended energy conservation standard prescribed by the Secretary under this section for any type (or class) of covered product shall be designed to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency, or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water efficiency, which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified.
  - (B) Test procedures
    - The Secretary may not prescribe a new or amended energy conservation standard under this section for a type (or class) of covered product if a test procedure has not been prescribed pursuant to section 323 with respect to that type (or class) of product.
  - (C) Significant conservation
    - The Secretary may not prescribe a new or amended energy conservation standard under this section for a type (or class) of covered product if the Secretary determines that the establishment and imposition of such energy conservation standard will not result in significant conservation of—
      - (i) energy; or
      - (ii) in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water.
  - (D) Technologically feasible and economically justified
    - The Secretary may not prescribe a new or amended energy conservation standard under this section for a type (or class) of covered product unless the Secretary determines that the establishment and imposition of such energy conservation standard is technologically feasible and economically justified.
  - (E) Disclosure
    - The Secretary may not prescribe a new or amended energy conservation standard under this section for a type (or class) of covered product unless the Secretary, not later than the date on which the standard is prescribed, publicly discloses each meeting held by the Secretary, during the 5-year period preceding such date, with any entity that—
      - (i) has ties to the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party;
      - (ii) has produced studies regarding, or advocated for, regulations or policy to limit, restrict, or ban the use of any type of energy; and
      - (iii) has applied for or received Federal funds.
- (3) Factors for determination
  - (A) Economic analysis
    - Prior to prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard under this section for any type (or class) of covered product, the Secretary shall conduct a quantitative economic impact analysis of imposition of the energy conservation standard that determines the predicted—
      - (i) effects of imposition of the energy conservation standard on costs and monetary benefits to consumers of the products subject to such energy conservation standard, including—

(d) Conforming amendments

(1) Regional standards
- Section 325(o)(6)(D)(i)(II) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended by striking this paragraphand inserting this subsection. 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(D)(i)(II)
(2) Procedure for prescribing new or amended standards
- Section 325(p)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended by striking taking into account those factors which the Secretary must consider under subsection (o)(2)and inserting as determined in accordance with subsection (o). 42 U.S.C. 6295(p)(2)(A)
(3) Energy conservation standards for high-Intensity discharge lamps, distribution transformers, and small electric motors
- Section 346 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended by striking subsection (c). 42 U.S.C. 6317

SEC. 3. Distribution transformers

Section 346 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 U.S.C. 6317

(g) No new or revised standards for distribution transformers
- (1) In general
  - Beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary may not prescribe any new or amended energy conservation standard under part B or this part for distribution transformers, including those distribution transformers for which the Secretary prescribed testing requirements under paragraph (1) and low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers.
- (2) Effect on existing standards
  - Paragraph (1) does not affect any energy conservation standards prescribed under part B or this part before the date of enactment of this subsection.

H.R. 4626

Table of contents

SEC. 1. Short title

SEC. 2. Prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards

SEC. 3. Distribution transformers