H.J.Res. 75 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-9, May 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBlocks stricter cooling equipment energy rules
This resolution cancels new energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers that the Department of Energy adopted in January 2025. Those standards would have required businesses to use more energy-efficient cooling equipment starting in 2029. By passing this resolution, Congress would eliminate those requirements.
How it affects you
Businesses that own or operate commercial refrigeration equipment, like grocery stores and restaurants, would no longer have to upgrade to more efficient models by 2029. For most other people, this means there's no federal push for these businesses to reduce their cooling equipment's energy use.
Read the official summary (Public Law, May 9, 2025)
This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. Under the joint resolution, such equipment is no longer required to comply with the new standards.
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers and published by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required the equipment to comply with the those standards by January 22, 2029.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH.J.Res. 75
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
Sponsor: Rep. Craig Goldman (R-TX-12) · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Energy · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 9, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-9.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Mar 27, 2025
Passage Passed 214–193
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 5 | 193 | 15 |
| Republicans | 209 | 0 | 8 |
5 members voted against most of their party: 5 Democrats voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.