H.R. 6192 – Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act
H.R. 6192 - Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:00pm View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, April 15, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, May 6, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing on H.R. 6192, 7109, 2925, and H.J. Res. 109
Bill Text
(as reported)
H. Rept. 118-432 PDF
Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 6192
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 118-487 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, May 6, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1194:
Agreed to by a record vote of 205-199, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 204-200, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
MANAGERS: Houchin/Neguse
1. | Structured rule for H.R. 6192. |
2. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
3. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. |
4. | Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
5. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
6. | Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. |
7. | Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. |
8. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
9. | Closed rule for H.R. 7109. |
10. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
11. | Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
12. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
13. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability or their respective designees. |
14. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
15. | Closed rule for H.J. Res. 109. |
16. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. |
17. | Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. |
18. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. |
19. | Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees. |
20. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
21. | Closed rule for H.R. 2925. |
22. | Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
23. | Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 118-416 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. |
24. | Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. |
25. | Provides thirty minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees. |
26. | Provides one motion to recommit. |
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Gonzales, Tony (TX) | Republican | Requires the secretary to to grant a petition to determine if energy conservation standards for a covered product should be amended or revoked if the Secretary finds that such standards disproportionately affect rural households. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 2 | Gonzales, Tony (TX) | Republican | Revised Requires any new or amended energy conservation standard to take into consideration rural populations, cost of living comparisons, and climatic differences. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Requires a GAO study on the impact the final rule on energy conservation standards for distribution transformers will have on electricity rates and charges for Americans. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | Changes the short title of the bill to "Republicans Raising Energy Bills for American Families Act" | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | Requires the Secretary of Energy to publish a report on the effects of revoking energy conservation standards, including with respect to employment, energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs to low-income households. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Moore (WI) | Democrat | Prevents law from taking effect until DOE provides a report to Congress show that this bill will not negatively affect low-income households. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Requires energy labels on home appliances starting in FY25 to contain a resource on the tax rebates offered by the Inflation Reduction Act. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Require DOE to report on how much consumers are estimated to save from energy efficient products and identify more ways the Federal government may increase such energy savings. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Kelly (PA) | Republican | Withdrawn Changes the compliance period of the final rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers" from five years to ten years. | Withdrawn |
| 10 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Prohibits the bill from going into effect if it has a negative impact on consumers' energy savings. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 3 | Moskowitz (FL) | Democrat | Revised Changes the title to the "Make Appliances Great Again". | Revised |
| 12 | Version 4 | Moskowitz (FL) | Democrat | Revised Designates a commission to test the efficacy of gas, electric, wood, coal, and induction stoves. | Revised |
| 13 | Version 3 | Moskowitz (FL) | Democrat | Revised Changes the reporting period on new or amended energy standards from 2 years to 1,864 hours. | Revised |
| 14 | Version 2 | Moskowitz (FL) | Democrat | Revised Commissions a study to determine the number of appliances confiscated by the Biden-Harris administration. | Revised |
| 15 | Version 2 | Houlahan (PA) | Democrat | Withdrawn Inserts the Senate-passed Supplemental which would provide urgent assistance to Ukraine, humanitarian aid, funding to bolster U.S. and allied capabilities in the Indo-Pacific and deter the Chinese government, and more. | Withdrawn |
| 16 | Version 2 | Huizenga (MI) | Republican | Revised Requires the Secretary of Energy to disclose stakeholder meetings with entities that have ties to China; produced studies regarding or advocated for policy that limit, restrict, or ban the use of any type of energy; and have applied for or received Federal funds. | Made in Order |
| 17 | Version 1 | Kelly (PA), Hudson (NC), Balderson (OH) | Republican | Prevents the final rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers" from taking effect. | Made in Order |
| 18 | Version 1 | Chu (CA), Leger Fernández (NM) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Late Changes the title to “Hands off Our Bodies Act”. Strikes section 2 and 3 and inserts the Women’s Health Protection Act. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 223
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendment #18 to H.R. 6192, offered by Representative Chu, which changes the title to “Hands off Our Bodies Act” and strikes sections 2 and 3 and inserts the Women’s Health Protection Act. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 225
Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4