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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 consumers, and (3) will result in significant conservation of energy."}],"words":68},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Limits when the Secretary of Energy may prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for clothes washers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}]},"core_areas":["Energy conservation standards for clothes washers"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Bars the Secretary of Energy from prescribing a new or amended clothes washer energy conservation standard unless the Secretary determines it is technologically feasible and economically justified.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}},{"text":"Bars the Secretary from enforcing a clothes washer standard if the Secretary determines that enforcing it or complying with it is not technologically feasible or economically justified.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}},{"text":"Bars the Secretary from prescribing a new or amended clothes washer standard unless the Secretary determines it is not likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer, including purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and replacement costs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}},{"text":"Bars the Secretary from enforcing a clothes washer standard if the Secretary determines that enforcing it or complying with it is likely to result in additional net costs to the consumer.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}},{"text":"Bars the Secretary from prescribing or enforcing a clothes washer standard if the Secretary determines it will not result in significant conservation of energy.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}},{"text":"Applies these limits notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and takes the terms covered product and energy conservation standard from section 321 of that Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh#H260FE9E3ED2A4DDEB78EFC4DF1AF74F9"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-12-10","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7673/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-7673.png","v":"c9e8c2b2a173","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7673, 118th Congress: Liberty in Laundry Act. House: 215 Yea, 200 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 10 Dec 2024."}}