Bill

H.R. 4626 (119th): Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act

Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act This bill modifies the process by which the Department of Energy (DOE) issues or revises energy conservation standards for consumer products such as household appliances, including by requiring DOE to consider additional factors related to the cost and availability of such products. First, the bill allows DOE to amend an energy conservation standard for a consumer product when needed rather than by a deadline. The bill also allows DOE to grant a petition to revoke or amend energy conservation standards if the standards (1) result in additional costs to consumers, (2) do not result in significant conservation of energy or water, (3) are not technologically feasible, and (4) result in a product (e.g., gas stoves) not being commercially available in the United States to all consumers. Additionally, the bill modifies the criteria used to prescribe new or amended energy conservation standards, including by establishing new criteria for determining whether a standard is economically justified. The bill establishes disclosure requirements for DOE meetings with entities that have (1) ties to China or the Chinese Communist Party; (2) produced studies regarding, or advocated for, regulations or policy to limit, restrict, or ban the use of any type of energy; and (3) applied for or received federal funds. The bill also prohibits DOE from prescribing new or revised energy conservation standards for distribution transformers. Finally, the bill allows DOE to prescribe certain new or amended energy and water conservation standards for clothes washers and dishwashers.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Recorded summary

The bill modifies how the Department of Energy sets and revises energy conservation standards for consumer products such as household appliances. It lets DOE amend standards when needed rather than on a fixed deadline, allows petitions to revoke or amend standards under specified conditions (added consumer costs, little energy or water savings, technological infeasibility, or unavailability of a product such as gas stoves), and adds new economic-justification criteria. It requires disclosure of DOE meetings with entities tied to China or the Chinese Communist Party, entities that have advocated limits on energy use, and entities that received federal funds. It prohibits new or revised standards for distribution transformers and allows certain new or amended energy and water standards for clothes washers and dishwashers.

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Theological note: The bill touches stewardship of resources, the cost of ordinary household goods on families, and the lawful ordering of government regulation. Scripture supports prudent stewardship of creation and fair dealing, and it warns against burdens that fall unjustly on the poor. Whether these standards are wise or excessive is a prudential question, not a clear moral verdict. The China-related disclosure concerns truthful dealing with foreign-linked parties, but the measure does not itself advance or restrain a named moral evil.

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Recorded votes

Roll 75 · 24-Feb-2026 4:31 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 197 · Nay 208 · Other 27

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Roll 76 · 24-Feb-2026 4:39 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 217 · Nay 190 · Other 25

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