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H.J.Res. 24

U.S. House•Passed

Summary

H.J.Res. 24, “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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"”, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 9, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-7. It is now Public Law 119-7.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 24 has 10 co-sponsors and 3 roll calls.

hjr24/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HJ 24 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. J. RES. 24
 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers  (89 Fed. Reg. 104616 (December 23, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
      Passed the House of Representatives March 27, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House2025-03-27
  3. Passed Senate2025-04-03
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-05-05
  6. Became Law2025-05-09

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law May 9, 2025

hjr24/public-law.md

Shown Here:
Public Law (05/09/2025)

This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, including the new limits on maximum daily energy consumption for walk-in non-display doors. Under the joint resolution, walk-in non-display doors and walk-in refrigeration systems are no longer required to comply with the new standards.

Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required walk-in non-display doors to comply with those standards by December 23, 2027, and walk-in refrigeration systems to comply with them by December 31, 2028.

Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hjr24/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.

Sponsors

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R) sponsors H.J.Res. 24, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.J.Res. 24 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 24 has taken 20 actions since Jan 16, 2025, the latest on May 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 9, 2025
House
Signed by President.
May 9, 2025
House
Became Public Law No: 119-7.
May 5, 2025
House
Presented to President.
Apr 7, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2144, S2147)

Votes

H.J.Res. 24 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Apr 3, 2025 at 53–42.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Apr 3, 2025
Senate
On the Joint Resolution
53
42
Apr 2, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Proceed
51
46
Mar 27, 2025
House
On Passage
203
182

1 bill is related to H.J.Res. 24, as Procedurally related.

HRES 242Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes.Mar 25, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Procedurally related

Titles

H.J.Res. 24 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". — 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • 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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 10 firms and 51 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 24 in 28 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 Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC—Virginia16—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—
AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE (AHRI)Trade Association for the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration IndustryVirginia13$90K
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.—Illinois13$90K
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE—Virginia13—
SIERRA CLUB—California13—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia12—
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY—Georgia12—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.16—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE13—
LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN13$90K
SCONSET STRATEGIES, LLC13$90K
SIERRA CLUB13—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS12—
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY12—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION11—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 51.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW HARIG116
CHRISTINE POLLACK116
JENNIFER HATCHER116
PETER MATZ116
AKASH CHOUGULE114
ANDREW KORST114
BRENT GARDNER114
DANIEL TILLSON114
FAITH BURNS114
HELDER TOSTE114
KATELYN BLEDSOE114
KELLY MERKEL114
LAUREN STEWART114
MATTHEW KEENAN114
MATTHEW SILVER114
MEGAN BAILEY114
MICHAEL DINGELL114
MICHAEL NUDO114
THOMAS FLETCHER114
WILLIAM BURGER114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2025 fourth_quarter$800K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2026 first_quarter$670K1st Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2026 second_quarter$584K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2025 first_quarter$420K1st Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2025 second_quarter$310K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTEAIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$302.1K3rd Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Report
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTEAIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$271K2nd Quarter - Report
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTEAIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$248.1K1st Quarter - Report
FOOD MARKETPLACE INCFOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2025 third_quarter$230K3rd Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
SIERRA CLUBSIERRA CLUB2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
SIERRA CLUBSIERRA CLUB2025 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
SIERRA CLUBSIERRA CLUB2025 third_quarter$90K3rd Quarter - Report
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANYRHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANYRHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 24 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. 24’s is Energy.

hjres24/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 24 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Lighting, heating, cooling.

hjres24/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of EnergyEnergy efficiency and conservationFood industry and servicesLighting, heating, cooling

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 24, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BICE:H.J. Res. 24.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H224]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com