Overturn the Department of Energy rule “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and…”
H.J.Res. 24 · Energy · Public Law 119-7
What it does
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.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service (Public Law), via GovInfo BILLSTATUS. Text, sponsors and history on Congress.gov. Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5].
House vote
Passed 203–182 on March 27, 2025 · On Passage
Democrats 6–182, Republicans 197–0
Source: Official roll call · Voteview
Senate vote
Joint Resolution Passed 53–42 on April 3, 2025 · On the Joint Resolution
Democrats 0–40, Independents 0–2, Republicans 53–0
Source: Official roll call · Voteview