Bill · H.R. 1281· House(119-HR-1281)
Natural GAS Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/13/2025
- Last activity
- 2/13/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Stephanie Bice
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Natural Gas Appliances Standards Act of 2025 proposes amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. It seeks to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens. The bill requires the Secretary to perform a full fuel cycle analysis and energy descriptor for these appliances during the rulemaking process. It also mandates that the Secretary certify that rules will not cause a significant shift from gas appliances to electric ones. Furthermore, certain rules would not apply to small major household appliance manufacturers. Finally, it requires specific energy analysis results to be disclosed on product labels at the point of sale.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill provides relief to small major household appliance manufacturers by exempting them from the new standards.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+3
The bill enhances consumer protection by requiring transparent energy disclosure on product labels at the point of sale.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
Small appliance manufacturers benefit from the exemption from these new regulatory requirements.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Consumer Transparency: The bill requires the results of a full fuel cycle analysis and energy descriptor to be prominently disclosed on labels visible to consumers at the point of sale (Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4). This ensures consumers have specific energy information when making purchases.
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Protection of Appliance Functionality: For kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, the rules would not limit specific features such as quick-to-boil times, burner variety/size, or grate design (Section 4). This preserves the specific uses and features of gas cooking appliances.
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Exemption for Smaller Businesses: The new rules would not apply to small major household appliance manufacturers (Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4). This provides a different regulatory environment for smaller manufacturers compared to larger ones.
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Prevention of Fuel Shifts: The Secretary must certify that new rules are not likely to result in a significant shift from gas appliances to electric appliances in residential or commercial construction and replacements (Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4). This aims to maintain the use of gas for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen appliances.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5Improves Consumer Protection+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 2/13/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House