House GOP resolution would reverse Biden’s gas water heater ban

EXCLUSIVE: New congressional resolution introduced by the GOP could block the president Biden’s recent ban on natural gas water heaters, Fox News Digital has learned.

In the last days of Biden administrationThe Department of Energy announced a new rule banning non-condensing natural gas water heaters by 2029 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. Congressional Republicans, however, are seeking to intervene.

On Wednesday, Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA), which allows Congress to overturn rules adopted by federal agencies to circumvent the administration’s appliance crackdown, shared in first with Fox News Digital.

“This is a sweeping ban on water heaters. Another example of government overreach under the Biden administration about to go away. They don’t care about consumers,” Palmer said to Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

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Supporters of Biden’s regulations, such as the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, suggest it will eliminate 32 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from water heaters sold over 30 years.

However, Palmer said it would have serious economic implications for American workers, given the amount a household would have to pay out of pocket for a new water heater that complies with the rule.

The Alabama congressman said he is confident the CRA will pass the House because several other Republican lawmakers have signed on as sponsors.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., one of the cosponsors of the ARC, told Fox News that “Joe Biden’s latest effort to ban gas water heaters in his final days in office n “is nothing less than another green energy scam.”

“This latest attack on American consumers isn’t about saving the planet; it’s about control, higher costs and imposing a radical, unsustainable agenda on every home,” Burlison said in a statement. press release shared with Fox News Digital. “It’s time to stand up against this regulatory tyranny and protect the freedoms and choices of the American people.”

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Other Republican co-sponsors include Reps. Julia Letlow of Louisiana, Mike Collins of Georgia, Randy Weber of Texas, Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, Barry Moore of Alabama, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Claudia Tenney of New York, Russ Fulcher of Idaho, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Dan Crenshaw of Texas, Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota, Jeff Hurd of Colorado and Jim Baird of Indiana.

The National Propane Gas Association also supports overturning the ban, telling Fox News that it “threatens to eliminate the market for non-condensing gas instantaneous water heaters.”

“This rule would force families to replace their existing equipment with costly and unnecessary renovations, imposing an undue financial burden for a marginal level of energy savings and questionable economic benefits,” said Steve Kaminski, president and CEO of the National Propane Gas Association to Fox News Digital. .

Biden introduced regulations on several household appliances during his tenure, such as washing machines, gas stoves and ceiling fans.

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However, the Republican-controlled Congress would be “very aggressive in rolling back” some of the regulations from Biden’s plan. climate agenda, Palmer said.