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 Commercial Water Heating Equipment".

House Votes

This measure would cancel a Department of Energy rule that set tougher energy-saving standards for commercial water heating equipment. The original rule was meant to save more energy by requiring stricter standards, and it was submitted on October 6, 2023, under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act .

If this measure becomes law, those tougher standards would not go into effect, and the prior standards would remain instead .

• Key point: It specifically targets the DOE rule on “Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment” .