Senate · Roll call 224 · April 30, 2025
A vote to begin Senate debate on H.J.Res. 75, a resolution to overturn an Energy Department rule setting energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
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- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed
- Bill
- H.J.Res. 75, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
How each party voted
Most Democrats voted No (44 of 45).
Most Republicans voted Yes (52 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. 75 is a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress overturn a federal agency rule. This resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers, so such equipment would no longer have to meet the new standards. 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 eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. Under the joint resolution, such equipment is no longer required to comply with the new standards.
How each member voted
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