Liberty in Laundry Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Liberty in Laundry Act
This bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for clothes washers. 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 497 | On Passage | Passed215–200 | Dec 10, 2024 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Mar 13, 2024 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Mar 13, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2024Discharged Mar 19, 2024Markup Mar 20, 2024Reported Apr 10, 2024 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2024 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2024 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 10, 2024Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1612 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7673 and one motion to commit on S. 4199. The resolution also provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 with one hour of general debate.
- Dec 10, 2024Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1612. (consideration: CR H6558-6562)
- Dec 10, 2024Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7673 and one motion to commit on S. 4199. The resolution also provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 with one hour of general debate.
- Dec 10, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7673.
- Dec 10, 2024The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Dec 10, 2024POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7673, the Chair put the question on passage of H.R. 7673 and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Dec 10, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6580)
- Dec 10, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 200 (Roll no. 497). (text: CR H6558)
- Dec 10, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 10, 2024Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-454.
- Apr 10, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377.
- Mar 20, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 20, 2024Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 19.
- Mar 19, 2024Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Discharged
- Mar 15, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
- Mar 13, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1260 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Dec 11, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6549–H6557, H6558–H6562Text printed H6549, H6558Amendments H6555Recorded votes H6556, H6557, H6580consideration (H. Res. 1612), previous questionenact | Andrew Ogles R-TN, Austin Scott R-GA, Debbie Dingell D-MI, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jeff Duncan R-SC, Kathy Castor D-FL, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA, Richard McCormick R-GA, Susan Wild D-PA, Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM (amendment) | Dec 10, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 26, 2024H.R. 7673, Liberty in Laundry ActAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 10, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 45, March 13, 2024, page H1182.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Liberty in Laundry Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Liberty in Laundry Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Liberty in Laundry Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Liberty in Laundry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2024Referred in Senate
- Dec 10, 2024Engrossed in House
- Apr 10, 2024Reported in House
- Mar 13, 2024Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
