Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
Summary
This law exercises congressional disapproval authority to reject a Department of Energy regulation that would have established new energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has the power to overturn federal agency rules within a specified timeframe, and this law uses that mechanism to prevent the Department of Energy's water heater efficiency standards from taking effect.