Bill blocks new appliance efficiency rules and state standards.
S. 5338 — Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 · Filed by Mike Lee (R-UT) · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops the Department of Energy from making stricter rules. It cancels two rules for furnaces and water heaters. States cannot set their own energy rules. New rules must save at least 10 percent energy over 30 years.
Who it affects
Families will pay more for energy because appliances will use more power. Appliance makers will not have to follow strict rules. States lose the power to set their own energy rules.
One thing to notice
The bill stops states from making fuel rules even if the federal government does not make new rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Energy — The federal agency that sets rules for how much power appliances use.
- furnaces — Machines that heat homes by burning fuel or using electricity.
- energy rules — Laws that say how little power an appliance must use to be sold.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (20,317 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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