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This bill changes how federal law defines a “showerhead.” It would use the meaning from the 2024 ASME plumbing standard and make clear that safety shower heads (like those used in emergencies) are not included. The Department of Energy would have to update its rules within 180 days to match the new definition.
What this means in everyday terms: the types of bathroom showerheads that count under federal rules may shift to match the latest industry standard. That could affect which products are regulated and how they’re labeled or sold, but the bill itself only changes the definition and the agency’s timeline to update its regulations.
Replaces the existing text of the definition of 'showerhead' in 42 U.S.C. 6291(31)(D) with a definition that adopts the meaning given in ASME A112.18.1–2024 and excludes safety shower showerheads.
Amends the definition of 'showerhead' in 42 U.S.C. 6291(31)(D) to reference ASME A112.18.1–2024 and to exclude safety shower showerheads.
Introduced July 22, 2025 by Russell Fry · Last progress January 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR 1/7/2026 H127)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23).