# What This Bill Does

This bill stops the Department of Energy from creating new rules that would make it harder to sell gas stoves. Specifically, it blocks a proposed regulation from February 2023 that would have set strict energy limits on gas stovetops—limits so tight that the government's own analysis showed 96 percent of gas stoves currently on the market wouldn't meet them. The bill prevents the government from finalizing this rule or any similar rule that would effectively ban or severely restrict gas stoves.

# Who This Affects and Why It Matters

If you cook with a gas stove or are thinking about buying one, this bill protects your ability to do so. Without this bill, the new energy standards would have made gas stoves much harder to find in stores because manufacturers couldn't legally sell models that didn't meet the new requirements. The bill's supporters argue this protects consumer choice—the idea that people should be able to decide what type of stove they want rather than having the government push them toward electric alternatives. On the flip side, people concerned about indoor air quality and climate change had supported the original regulation, believing stricter standards would encourage cleaner cooking methods.

The bill also affects stove manufacturers, who wouldn't have faced the costly challenge of redesigning nearly their entire product line to meet standards that most current models can't achieve. For the broader energy conversation, this represents a disagreement about how much the government should regulate appliances in the name of energy efficiency and environmental goals. Some see it as protecting freedom and practicality; others see it as blocking progress on reducing energy use and potential health concerns from gas cooking indoors.

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing a proposed rule related to consumer conventional cooking products, and for other purposes.

Newhouse, Dan

 <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule titled <i>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and announcement of public meeting</i> with respect to energy conservation standards for gas kitchen ranges and ovens, or any other substantially similar rule, including any rule that would directly or indirectly limit consumer access to gas kitchen ranges or ovens.</p>