Motion to Proceed Agreed to in the Senate on April 9, 2025 · 52 Yea, 42 Nay, 6 Not Voting
Question: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 20
In plain English: Congress is voting to block a new Department of Energy rule that would have updated energy efficiency standards for gas-fired water heaters. This action would prevent the new standards from taking effect.
This act nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.