Frank Pallone: “There are many problems with the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. One of the biggest issues, in my opinion, is that this bill…”

“There are many problems with the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. One of the biggest issues, in my opinion, is that this bill not only prevents the Department of Energy from finalizing a commonsense proposed efficiency standard, but it also limits future DOE rulemaking. H.R. 1640 includes Congressional Review Act style language blocking ``any substantially similar rule.'' This is designed to ensnare future related rules in a messy legal and linguistic trap. This language provides no clarity on what a substantially similar rule means and could hamstring the Department of Energy on future cooktop and stove efficiency standards. The bill also amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to limit and complicate future Department of Energy rulemaking on cooktops and gas stoves. The bill imposes an additional hurdle in the DOE rulemaking process and could impact future cooktop standards, regardless of fuel type. If this bill becomes law, it will negatively impact the Department of Energy's ability to issue effective energy conservation standards related to cooktops and stoves going forward. This would also significantly impact DOE's ability to reduce energy bills and slash carbon emissions. My amendment to H.R. 1640 strikes these harmful and open-ended provisions from the bill and limits the application of the bill only to the current proposed Department of Energy standard.…”