Natural GAS Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill imposes new procedural requirements on DOE water heater efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric water heaters, exempts small, imposes new procedural requirements on DOE furnace and boiler efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric heating equipment, and imposes new procedural requirements on DOE cooktop, range, and oven efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric cooking. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, exemptions, and product standards. The main policy areas are Trade and Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Small household appliance manufacturers could face lower compliance burdens, Natural gas producers and distributors could gain revenue opportunities, and Gas water heater manufacturers could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Energy would take on compliance duties, Electric water heater manufacturers could lose revenue opportunities, and Electric furnace and heat pump manufacturers could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Imposes new procedural requirements on DOE water heater efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric water heaters, exempts small...
- Imposes new procedural requirements on DOE furnace and boiler efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric heating equipment...
- Imposes new procedural requirements on DOE cooktop, range, and oven efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric cooking...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill imposes new procedural requirements on DOE water heater efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric water heaters, exempts small, imposes new procedural requirements on DOE furnace and boiler efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric heating equipment, and imposes new procedural requirements on DOE cooktop, range, and oven efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric cooking.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill imposes new procedural requirements on DOE water heater efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric water heaters, exempts small, imposes new procedural requirements on DOE furnace and boiler efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric heating equipment, and imposes new procedural requirements on DOE cooktop, range, and oven efficiency rulemaking: requires full fuel cycle analysis, mandates certification that rules will not shift market from gas to electric cooking.
Policy Domains
Natural Gas Appliances Standards Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Small household appliance manufacturers
- Natural gas producers and distributors
- Gas water heater manufacturers
- Gas furnace and boiler manufacturers
- Gas cooking appliance manufacturers
Identified Costs
- Department of Energy
- Electric water heater manufacturers
- Electric furnace and heat pump manufacturers
- Electric cooking appliance manufacturers
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Bice introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Electric cooking appliance manufacturers, Electric furnace and heat pump manufacturers, Electric water heater manufacturers
Positive-direction: Gas cooking appliance manufacturers, Gas furnace and boiler manufacturers, Gas water heater manufacturers, Small household appliance manufacturers
Negative-direction: Electric cooking appliance manufacturers, Electric furnace and heat pump manufacturers, Electric water heater manufacturers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ftc"
- → Federal Trade Commission
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Energy efficiency measurement approach that accounts for energy used throughout the entire fuel production and delivery chain, as described in the 2009 National Academies report
As defined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (small businesses in the household appliance manufacturing sector)
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