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Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act

November 2, 2023

Summary

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to restrict the Secretary of Energy from setting new or amended energy conservation standards for home appliances unless they are technologically feasible and economically justified, with added prohibitions if standards increase net consumer costs or fail to show significant energy/water savings. It also expands petition rights for revocation of standards and requires public disclosure of meetings with entities tied to China. This bill does not directly regulate mortgage lending activity.

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Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/hr-bill/6192

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It was published on November 2, 2023.

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