# H.J.Res. 75 (119th): This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers

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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: commercial_regulation. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_standards. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: regulation_disapproval. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: regulatory_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 78: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Roll 224: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 75. Vote type: cloture.
Roll 228: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 75. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: This is a Congressional Review Act disapproval of a technical efficiency rule. Its underlying goods (conservation and efficiency) are real, but the bill's effect is to remove a regulatory mandate in a contested prudential area. It does not directly advance or restrain a named moral harm, so it is classified as mixed rather than good or evil.
Theological note: The issue touches stewardship of creation and the proper limits of government regulation. Energy efficiency rules can serve prudent stewardship and consumer cost savings, while also imposing compliance burdens on businesses. Scripture gives no direct verdict on this specific appliance standard, so the question is one of prudential judgment under general equity and the proper role of civil authority.

## Recorded votes

Roll 78: On Passage. Yea 214 · Nay 193 · Other 23.
Roll 224: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 75. Yea 52 · Nay 46 · Other 2.
Roll 228: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 75. Yea 52 · Nay 45 · Other 3.

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