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Reg. 6818) or any substantially similar rule.","amount":null,"quote":"The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-06-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1640/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1640","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1640/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1640.png","v":"e08a792907f5","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1640, 118th Congress: Save Our Gas Stoves Act. House: 249 Yea, 181 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Jun 2023."}}