H.R. 7637 · 118th Congress
Refrigerator Freedom Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Introduced
- 2024-03-12
- Latest action
- 2024-07-10 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary
Refrigerator Freedom Act
This bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOE from prescribing or enforcing such standards unless they (1) are technologically feasible and economically justified, (2) are not likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer, and (3) will result in significant conservation of energy.