Senate · Roll call 206 · April 9, 2025

A vote to begin Senate debate on H.J.Res. 20, a resolution to overturn an Energy Department rule setting energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to52–42 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Bill
H.J.Res. 20, 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 Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
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How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 2 · No 41 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 0 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1 · Did not vote 1

Most Democrats voted No (41 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 of 53).

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

About this vote

A motion to proceed decides whether the Senate takes up a measure for debate. H.J.Res. 20 is a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress overturn a federal agency rule. This resolution nullifies the Department of Energy rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters, submitted December 26, 2024. The motion was agreed to, so the Senate began considering the resolution.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024.

How each member voted

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