The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would strip the Department of Energy of its authority to set energy conservation standards for household appliances, voting 217-190 along largely party lines to rein in one of the regulatory apparatus’s most direct intrusions into American homes.
The bill, written by Rep. Rick Allen of Georgia, would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to terminate the requirement that the DOE periodically update energy conservation standards. Instead, the agency would be allowed to amend standards only as needed, a significant shift from the current framework that essentially puts Washington bureaucrats on a treadmill of ever-tightening rules for your dishwasher, your stove, and your washing machine.
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