H.J.Res. 20

Summary

H.J.Res. 20, “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"”, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Gary Palmer (R) with 29 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 9, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-6. It is now Public Law 119-6.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 20 has 29 co-sponsors and 3 roll calls.

119 HJ 20 EH: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters”.
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 119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. J. RES. 20
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under  chapter 8  of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters  (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
      Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Gary Palmer (R) sponsors H.J.Res. 20, and 29 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Gary Palmer

Rep. · R–AL-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 15, 2025

James Baird

Rep. · R–IN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Jack Bergman

Rep. · R–MI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Stephanie Bice

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Eric Burlison

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Mike Collins

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Michelle Fischbach

Rep. · R–MN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

Jeff Hurd

Rep. · R–CO-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 15, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.J.Res. 20 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 20 has taken 20 actions since Jan 15, 2025, the latest on May 9, 2025.

Votes

H.J.Res. 20 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Apr 10, 2025 at 53–44.

Related bills

2 bills are related to H.J.Res. 20.

HRES 161Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.Feb 25, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related billSJRES 4A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".Feb 12, 2025 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.J.Res. 20 goes by 3 titles.

• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". — Display Title
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". — Official Title as Introduced
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text

Lobbying

23 clients hired 25 firms and 206 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 20 in 72 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 23.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 206.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 20 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 20’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 20 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 20, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALMER:H.J. Res. 20.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H187]

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