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Removes paragraph (14) from subsection (a) and shifts subsequent paragraph numbering by redesignating paragraphs (15)–(20) as (14)–(19).
Updates a parenthetical cross‑reference list of paragraph numbers used in the definition of "energy conservation standard."
Adjusts multiple internal paragraph and cross-reference numbers and revises clauses and subclauses in labeling provisions to reflect the redesignation/removal of certain paragraphs in section 322(a). Specific edits include replacing references to 322(a)(19) with 322(a)(18); replacing a parenthetical list "(13), and paragraphs (15) through (20)" with "(19)"; and replacing references "(15) or (17)" with "(14) or (16)"; and structural edits to subsection (a)(2)(D) removing clause (ii), redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii), and editing items in subclause II of the redesignated clause.
Edits a parenthetical list of paragraph references in subsection (n)(1).
Strikes an existing subsection (i) and replaces it with a reserved subsection, and removes paragraph (4) of subsection (l).
Removes paragraph (6) from subsection (b) and redesignates paragraphs (7)–(18) as paragraphs (6)–(17).
Edits subsection (b) and subsection (c) to replace specified text with a short date reference and to strike certain text; specifically, in subsection (b)(1)(B) a block of text is replaced with "2007;", paragraph (4) is edited by striking punctuation, and subsection (c)(1) has trailing text removed as indicated.
Edits the second sentence of the section by striking specified text.
This legislation changes how “general service lamps” are defined and referenced in federal law, makes related numbering and conforming edits, removes certain statutory regulatory text, and declares three existing Department of Energy (DOE) rules on general service lamps to have no force or effect. It does not appropriate money or create new programs; instead it alters statutory language and invalidates specified DOE regulatory actions affecting lighting standards and regulation. The immediate effect is to change the legal framework the DOE uses for regulating general service lamps, which could reduce or eliminate the application of current DOE rules for those lamps and shift compliance and market obligations for manufacturers, retailers, consumers, utilities, and related stakeholders.
Amend 42 U.S.C. 6292(a) (Section 322(a)) by striking paragraph (14) and redesignating paragraphs (15) through (20) as paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively.
Amend 42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B) (Section 321(6)(B)) by striking “(15), (16), (17), and (20)” and inserting “(14), (15), (16), and (19)”.
Amend 42 U.S.C. 6294 (Section 324) with several conforming edits: (i) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) strike “322(a)(19)” and insert “322(a)(18)”; (ii) in subsection (b)(1)(B) strike “(13), and paragraphs (15) through (20)” and insert “(19)”; and (iii) in subsection (c) adjust paragraph cross‑references so that certain references change from “(15) or (17)” to “(14) or (16)”.
Amend 42 U.S.C. 6295(n)(1) (Section 325(n)(1)) by striking “(11), and in paragraphs (13) and (14)” and inserting “(11) and (13)”.
Amend 42 U.S.C. 6295 (Section 325) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the phrase “(i) Reserved; and”, and by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (l).
Primary effects are regulatory and market-facing rather than budgetary. Lighting manufacturers and retailers are directly affected: the bill alters which lamps meet the statutory definition of “general service lamps” and removes or nullifies specific DOE rules that imposed technical or labeling requirements. That can reduce near-term compliance costs and regulatory obligations for those companies, but it may also create uncertainty about future federal standards and legal exposure if courts or later rulemaking change the landscape.
Consumers may be affected indirectly through product availability, possibly seeing a wider range of lamp types (including less-efficient options) or different labeling/claims; over time this could change household electricity use and bills. Electric utilities and system planners could be affected if aggregate lighting efficiency trends change demand patterns. Environmental and energy-efficiency programs could face setbacks in predicted energy savings tied to prior federal standards.
The Department of Energy loses the force of the three specified rules and would need to decide whether to initiate new rulemaking, defend the prior rules in court (if challenged), or promulgate updated standards that fit the revised statutory text. States and local governments retain any authority they have under state law to regulate lighting or implement efficiency programs, but the federal baseline would be altered.
There are no appropriations, new programs, or tax changes in the text. The changes are largely technical and legal but could produce measurable downstream effects on energy consumption, compliance costs for industry, and regulatory processes. Potential outcomes include litigation, expedited or delayed DOE rulemaking, and shifts in market offerings.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced May 1, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress May 1, 2025
LIT Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate