Senate · Roll call 161 · April 2, 2025

A vote to begin Senate consideration of H.J.Res. 24, which would overturn a Department of Energy rule setting energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to51–46 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Bill
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".
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How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 44 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 0 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (44 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (51 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

A motion to proceed asks the Senate to formally take up a measure. Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn a federal agency's rule by passing a joint resolution of disapproval. This resolution would eliminate new, stricter energy conservation standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, including new limits on daily energy use for walk-in non-display doors. The motion was agreed to.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

How each member voted

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