118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
This page covers HR7637 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR7637 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-07-09: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-07-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| Policy area | Energy |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Refrigerator Freedom ActThis bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. 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 the consumer, and (3) will result in significant conservation of energy.
Subjects: Department of Energy, Energy efficiency and conservation, Inflation and prices, Manufacturing
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-09 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 178 | 168 | 23 | Official tally |
| 2024-07-09 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 161 | 158 | 50 | Official tally |
HR7637 (Refrigerator Freedom Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1].
On 2024-07-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2 recorded votes in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-07-09, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.