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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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".
This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, including the new limits on maximum daily energy consumption for walk-in non-display doors. Under the joint resolution, walk-in non-display doors and walk-in refrigeration systems are no longer required to comply with the new standards.
- Measure
- H.J.Res. 24 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- May 9, 2025
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- 1
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- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-7.
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Rep. Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)Joined by 10 cosponsors, 5 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced January 16, 2025.
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- Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9) · original
- Rep. Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6) · original
- Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-10) · original
- Rep. Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6) · original
- Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) · original
- Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)
- Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL)
- Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)
- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Rep. Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)
How Congress voted
House · March 27, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 203 - 182 (Roll no. 77).
203 yea · 182 nay · 45 other · Republicans 197–0 · Democrats 6–182 · Official record
Senate · April 3, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 162.
53 yea · 42 nay · 5 other · Republicans 53–0 · Democrats 0–40 · Independents 0–2 · Official record
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Provision 1
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024.
Under the rule, DOE adopted energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required walk-in non-display doors to comply with those standards by December 23, 2027, and walk-in refrigeration systems to comply with them by December 31, 2028.
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