HR. 4626In Committee
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
Modifies Department of Energy rulemaking for home appliance energy and water conservation standards by changing update timing, adding revocation grounds, tightening economic criteria, and blocking new transformer standards
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Modifies Department of Energy rulemaking for home appliance energy and water conservation standards by changing update timing, adding revocation grounds, tightening economic criteria, and blocking new transformer standards
Key points
- Establish meeting disclosure requirements
- Prohibit transformer standards
- Modify DOE standard updates
- Allow revocation of product standards
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2026-02-25 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
undefinedAdministrative remediesConsumer affairsDepartment of EnergyEnergyEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy prices