Public Law 119-8
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
What this law changes
From a secondary sourceCancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
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Transparency Score
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Transparency Score
Share of the text within the stated purpose:Not checked yetThe text of this law provides and authorizes no dollar amount. The score is the share of its text within the stated intent. That share is "Not checked yet": no reading of this law is approved by a person yet.
How this is counted
- Transparency Score: dollars in sections a person approved as within the stated intent, divided by total dollars in the law. Shown as a percentage. Higher means more of the money goes to what the law says it is for.
- Beside it, the same two numbers the other way round: total dollars divided by dollars within the stated intent. 1.00 means every dollar is within the stated intent. When no dollar is within the stated intent this ratio cannot be computed, and the answer says so.
- Total dollars: appropriated dollars plus authorized dollars, read from the law's text by the rules below. Dollars in a section whose reading is unclear or was not read count in the total and are shown apart as unclear.
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- The score reads "Not checked yet" until a person approves the law's reading of which sections are within the stated intent. The dollar totals need no reading and are shown before that.
- The dollar totals read "Not checked yet" when more than 10 percent of the dollars read could not be sorted by the rules.
- Every dollar amount in our saved text of the law is read: "$1,234,567", "$5 billion", "$2.5 million". Margin notes, page marks and the table of contents are left out. Each amount is kept with the words printed around it.
- Appropriated: the sentence says "there is appropriated", "is hereby appropriated" or "out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated"; or the amount is the one an appropriations paragraph ("For ..., $X") provides under an account heading of an appropriations act.
- Authorized: the sentence says "authorized to be appropriated". An authorization lets a later law provide the money. It provides none itself.
- A list under such a sentence ("there is appropriated the following: (1) ...; (2) ..."): an amount that begins an item is counted the same way as the sentence says, unless the sentence gives a total first. Then the items are parts of that total.
- "$X for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030" is counted as X times the number of years named (here 5). The yearly figure, the years and the product are all kept. "For each fiscal year" with no years named is counted once, and the answer says so.
- Open-ended: "such sums as may be necessary" names no amount. It is counted as an item and adds no dollars.
- Rescinded: "is hereby rescinded", "permanently cancelled", or an item of a list headed "the following funds are hereby rescinded". Shown apart. Not subtracted from the total.
- Not spending, and left out of the total: an amount after "not to exceed", "not more than", "up to", "less than", "in excess of" and like words; a fine or penalty; a limit the law raises ("the limitation is increased by $X"); a figure the law strikes from another law; and a figure inside words it writes into another law ("striking $X and inserting $Y"), unless the same sentence says the figure is authorized or appropriated.
- Counted once: an amount after "of which", after "Provided, That", or after "of the amounts made available" is a part of a total already counted. Where a paragraph ends "in all, $X", that total is counted and the amounts before it are its parts.
- An amount the rules cannot sort is "not classified". It is listed with its words and left out of the total. Nothing is guessed.
- Total dollars: appropriated dollars plus authorized dollars. The two are also shown apart.
What the law says it is for
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Official title
“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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment''.”
The words under "Joint Resolution", Public Law 119-8, official text · Saved October 5, 2026 · Fingerprint 88adf5f45345a474
Congress's summary · Congressional Research Service
“This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements related to energy conservation standards for specific types of appliances. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies a rule titled the Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment and published by the Department of Energy (DOE) on October 9, 2024. Under the rule, DOE modified its regulations on the energy efficiency of certain types of consumer products (e.g., washing machines and dishwashers) and industrial equipment (e.g., computer room air conditioners).”
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Summary of the version: Public Law, Congressional Research Service summary: Public Law · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 199a264aec79efd5
The law's text gives it no short title.
The law has no findings or purpose section.
The bill's record names no committee report.
Dollars in this law
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Source: Public Law 119-8, official text · Saved October 5, 2026 · Fingerprint 88adf5f45345a474
Other measures
Each measure has its own status. None is added into the score.
- Dollars in sections added along the way
- No money in this law
- Member-requested dollars as a share of appropriated dollars
- Not checked yet
No list of member-requested spending is printed in the 30 official records saved for this law, and no committee report says there is none.
- Open-ended amounts (“such sums as may be necessary”)
- 0 passagesConfirmed from the official record
- Other bills whose text this law contains
- 1 billConfirmed from the official record
- How the House passed it
- Recorded vote: 222 Yes, 203 No, 0 Present, 7 Did not vote, March 5, 2025Confirmed from the official record
- How the Senate passed it
- Recorded vote: 52 Yes, 46 No, 0 Present, 2 Did not vote, April 30, 2025Confirmed from the official record
- Committee report saved
- None in the official recordConfirmed from the official record
The bill's official record names no committee report.
- Hearing saved
- None in the official recordConfirmed from the official record
The bill's official record names no hearing.
How these are counted
- Added along the way, sections: sections of the final law marked "added later", divided by the sections compared.
- Added along the way, words: words in those sections, divided by the words in the sections compared.
- Each text is read as a list of words. A run is 5 words in a row. For each section of the final law we count the share of its runs that appear anywhere in the first published text of the bill. 90 percent or more: in the first text. From 20 to 90 percent: changed. Under 20 percent: added later. A section with fewer than 20 words is not compared.
- Sections outside the stated intent: sections a person approved as outside the stated intent, divided by the sections read. The same count is given in words.
- Member-requested spending: the number of items in the lists Congress printed for the law, and the sum of their dollar amounts.
- A part that is not checked yet is shown as "Not checked yet". It is never counted as zero. No single blended number is given.
Added along the way
Not checked yetSections added later: Not checked yet. The first text of this bill was replaced: 100 percent of it is not in the final law. Under 20 percent of the first text is in the final law, so nearly every section reads as added later.
Amendments adopted
The record lists no adopted amendment to this bill.
Other bills whose text this law contains
The Congressional Research Service, a part of the Library of Congress, marks 1 other bill with the words “Public law contains the text”. That means this law includes text from that bill. This page does not compare its text with the law.
- S.J.Res. 50 A joint resolution 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 for Appliance Standards: Certification Req
Member-requested spending
No list foundNo list of member-requested spending is printed in the 30 official records saved for this law, and no committee report says there is none.
Sections outside the stated intent
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On the record
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Press releases by members of Congress
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12 press releases
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Scalise’s End-of-Year Recap: One Year of Republicans Delivering on our Promises
“H.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) – Energy Conservation Standards CRA: Disapproves the Biden DOE’s “Energy Conservation-Appliance Standards, Certification and Labeling” rule which expands certification and labeling for the Department of Energy's conservation standards program and could slow the introduction of products to market, reduce options for consumers, and affect supply chains and inventories.”
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“In 2023, Rep. Clyde introduced legislation, H.J.Res. 42, to block the D.C. Council’s so-called Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022. Then-Senator JD Vance (R-OH) led the companion bill in the Senate.”
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“In 2023, Rep. Clyde introduced legislation, H.J.Res. 42, to block the D.C. Council’s so-called Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022. Then-Senator JD Vance (R-OH) led the companion bill in the Senate.”
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Scalise’s Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People
“H.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) – Energy Conservation Standards CRA: Disapproves the Biden DOE’s “Energy Conservation-Appliance Standards, Certification and Labeling” rule which expands certification and labeling for the Department of Energy's conservation standards program and could slow the introduction of products to market, reduce options for consumers, and affect supply chains and inventories.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed Congressman Andrew Clyde’s (GA-09) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval, H.J.Res. 42, into law. The measure rescinds burdensome Biden-era regulations on household appliances and consumer products.”
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Schmidt Works to Slash Red Tape, Dismantle Bureaucracy
“H.J. Res. 42: disapproves a rule expanding certification and labeling for the DOE's conservation standards program.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after his Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval, H.J.Res. 42, passed the Senate by a vote of 52-46. The resolution, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support last month, rescinds the Biden-Harris Administration’s final rule that put additional costs and red tape on appliance”
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“The companion legislation, H. J. Res. 42, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on March 5, 2025 in a bipartisan vote.”
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Scalise’s 100 Days of Trump Recap: House Republicans Deliver America First Wins
“H.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) – Energy Conservation Standards CRA: Disapproves the Biden DOE’s “Energy Conservation-Appliance Standards, Certification and Labeling” rule which expands certification and labeling for the Department of Energy's conservation standards program and could slow the introduction of products to market, reduce options for consumers, and affect supply chains and inventories.”
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Congressman Yakym Votes to Reverse Burdensome Biden-era Rules
“H.J. Res. 42 – Energy Conservation Standards CRA – This DOE rule established certification requirements for manufacturers, including regulations on product testing and compliance with unrealistic conservation standards.”
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Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Block Department of Energy Rule
“WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 42, a resolution to disapprove the Department of Energy’s rule on appliance standards. The rule would impose costly new certifications and labeling requirements on certain consumer products, which would raise prices for families and businesses across the country.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde’s (GA-09) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval, H.J.Res. 42, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 222-203. The resolution rescinds the Biden-Harris Administration’s final rule that places additional costs and red tape on appliance manufacturers with consumers bearing the ultimate cost.”
Read from 539 of 539 members' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
Press releases by organizations
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Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
What it touches
Kind of law: Cancels a federal rule. Budget effect: No direct effect on agency budgets.
Government
- Laws and regulations
The economy
- Energy supply and prices
- Cost of regulation
Daily life
- Household budget
Agencies it funds or directs
Dollar amounts:Not checked yetHow it passed
The House passed it 222 to 203 on March 5, 2025, with 7 members who did not vote.
The Senate passed it 52 to 46 on April 30, 2025, with 2 senators who did not vote.
The question on the official record: House, “On Passage”. Senate, “On the Joint Resolution (H.J.Res. 42)”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 215 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| House Democrats | 7 | 203 | 0 | 4 |
| Senate Republicans | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Democrats | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate independents | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Lobbying reports that name this bill
Confirmed from the official record2 saved lobbying reports name H.J.Res. 42. The amount is what the report gives for the whole quarter: everything the registrant did for that client, all issues together. A linked name opens that organization’s page on this site.
| Registrant | Client | Amount for the whole quarter | Quarter | Report |
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| ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS | ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS | $416,134.00reported as expenses | April to June 2026 | Open the report |
| NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE | NETWORK | The report gives no amount | April to June 2026 | Open the report |
See the lobbying page for H.J.Res. 42
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Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, LDA.gov. This copy was read October 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM Eastern.
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