(WNY News Now) – Washington D.C. – In a move challenging the Biden Administration’s appliance standards, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the SUDS Act, led by Congressman Nick Langworthy.
WASHINGTON D.C. – In what is considered one of the least productive sessions of Congress in U.S. history, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Nick Langworthy’s Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards (SUDS) Act (H.R. 7700). The legislation aims to halt the Biden Administration’s new regulations on household dishwashers and was approved in a bipartisan vote of 214-192.
“When Congress enacted the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in 1975, the intent was to encourage energy efficiency in a manner that is both practical and cost-effective,” stated Congressman Langworthy. “However, unelected bureaucrats in the Biden Administration have twisted this law to serve a radical environmental agenda, imposing draconian standards that burden hardworking families. I’m proud that a bipartisan group of my colleagues in the House joined me in passing the SUDS Act to push back against these unreasonable and out-of-touch regulations.”
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed dishwasher efficiency standards would significantly cut the amount of water and energy these appliances can use, making dishwashers more expensive and less effective. DOE’s analysis of these standards estimates that they will only save Americans $17 over 12 years.
This legislation is part of a broader effort by House Republicans to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy efficiency standards for residential refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified. The SUDS Act passed alongside the Refrigerator Freedom Act (H.R. 7637), sponsored by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01).
Congressman Nick Langworthy represents the 23rd Congressional District of New York, including Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben Counties, and parts of Erie County. For more information, visit langworthy.house.gov.
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