Summary

Disapproves a Department of Energy rule that would set energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters and declares that rule to have no force or effect. If enacted, the disapproval nullifies that specific DOE standard and, under the Congressional Review Act process, generally prevents the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule without new statutory authorization.

• Disapproves and nullifies a Department of Energy rule setting conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters.
• Declares the specified DOE rule to have no force or effect.
• Removes compliance obligations that the DOE standard would have imposed on manufacturers, sellers, and installers.
• May block DOE from issuing a substantially identical rule in the future without new congressional authorization.
• Does not create new spending, authorize programs, or change tax law.
• Likely short-term benefit to manufacturers and some businesses by avoiding near-term compliance costs.
• May delay the energy savings and emissions reductions the DOE standard intended to achieve.
• Could prompt legal, administrative, and market responses as stakeholders adjust to the nullification.