HR 1640 United States House · 118th Congress

Save Our Gas Stoves Act

HR 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, prevents the Department of Energy from implementing energy efficiency standards for gas stoves that would make them unavailable in the U.S. market. It amends federal law to require that any new standard for gas stoves must not result in the unavailability of gas stove types, directly affecting gas stove manufacturers and consumers who rely on these appliances. The bill specifically blocks the implementation of the 2023 proposed rule (Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products) and any similar rule. This is a policy change focused on maintaining the availability of gas stoves by altering the criteria for energy standard approval.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics: Energy Efficiency Conservation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

House Passage

Jun 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 17, 2023 Last action Jun 15, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Jun 14, 2023

MINOR

The engrossed version of HR 1640 (Save Our Gas Stoves Act) adds a new disclosure requirement as an additional condition before the Secretary of Energy can find an energy conservation standard for kitchen ranges and ovens economically justified. The original bill only required the Secretary to determine that a standard would not make a fuel type unavailable; the engrossed version adds a second condition requiring the Secretary to disclose all stakeholder meetings with entities that have ties to China or the CCP, have advocated against certain energy types, and have received federal funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a single fuel-availability safeguard to a broader transparency and accountability framework that specifically targets entities with Chinese government ties involved in energy policy advocacy and federal funding, adding a new procedural gate for any future energy conservation standard on kitchen ranges and ovens.

REQUIREMENT

A new subsection (B) requires the Secretary of Energy to disclose all stakeholder meetings with entities that meet three criteria: (1) they have ties to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, (2) they have produced studies or advocated for regulations limiting, restricting, or banning any type of energy, and (3) they have applied for or received federal funds. This disclosure must occur before the Secretary can determine that an energy conservation standard for kitchen ranges or ovens is economically justified.

The original single-condition test (fuel availability) was restructured into a two-part conjunctive test: both the fuel availability determination AND the new stakeholder meeting disclosure must be satisfied before the Secretary can find a standard economically justified. This makes it procedurally harder to adopt standards that would phase out gas stoves.

Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2023

How they voted

249–181

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 433

Jun 14, 2023

D Democratic212

29 Yea 181 Nay 2

85% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican220

219 Yea 1

99% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 15, 2023

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 181 (Roll no. 268).

lower

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 181 (Roll no. 268).

lower

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

lower

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1640.

lower

Jun 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1640 as unfinished business.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Mrs. Lesko moved that the committee rise.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 3.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment No. 2.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huizenga amendment No. 1.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1640.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 495 and Rule XVIII.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Speaker designated the Honorable Austin Scott to act as Chairman of the Committee.

lower

Jun 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rule H. Res. 495 passed House.

lower

Jun 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 495 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 44, H.R. 277, H.R. 288, H.R. 1615 and H.R. 1640. The resolution provides for consideration of H. J. Res. 44 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and H.R. 277, H.R. 288, H.R. 1615, and H.R. 1640 under structured rules with one hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed on each measure. The resolution also provides that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the question of reconsideration of the vote on adoption of H. Res. 463 be considered vacated and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

lower

Jun 5, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 463 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 277, H.R. 288, H.R. 1615 and H.R. 1640. The resolution provides for consideration of H. R. 277 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H. R. 288 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H. R. 1615 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; and H. R. 1640 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate. One motion to recommit on each measure.

lower

Jun 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-86.

lower

May 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 10 .

lower

May 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 63 co-sponsors