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The bill preserves regulatory certainty and access to higher‑flow showerheads for manufacturers and some consumers but does so at the cost of reduced water and energy savings and by limiting the DOE's ability to strengthen efficiency standards.
Manufacturers and utilities gain regulatory clarity by restoring the earlier, familiar federal definition of showerheads, reducing compliance uncertainty.
Homeowners who prefer higher‑flow showerheads retain access to less‑restrictive fixtures because the bill avoids adopting the stricter 2021 showerhead definition.
Homeowners (and households generally) will likely use more water and energy because the bill preserves a less‑stringent efficiency definition, reducing potential conservation and environmental benefits.
Homeowners and taxpayers may face higher water and energy bills over time compared with adopting the 2021, more restrictive standard.
The bill weakens the Department of Energy's ability to update appliance efficiency definitions through rulemaking, which could slow broader federal conservation efforts and impede future standard tightening.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Repeals DOE's Dec 20, 2021 showerhead definition and reinstates the Dec 16, 2020 definition as the governing rule of law.
Introduced August 26, 2025 by Darrell Issa · Last progress August 26, 2025
Repeals the Department of Energy's December 20, 2021 final rule that redefined "showerhead" and restores the Department's earlier December 16, 2020 definition so that the 2020 definition has the force and effect of law. The change alters which products fall under DOE's showerhead rules and returns prior regulatory coverage and testing/definition rules to effect. The bill does not create new spending or programs; it simply replaces the 2021 regulatory definition with the 2020 definition, which affects manufacturers, retailers, state and local code alignment, and enforcement of water/energy conservation standards tied to the "showerhead" definition.