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Walk-in cooler and freezer energy standards

H.J.Res. 24 · Resolution · Introduced Jan. 16, 2025

This bill would cancel new federal energy standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, removing compliance requirements for businesses covered by those standards.

At a glance

Who it affects

  • Businesses subject to the covered walk-in cooler and freezer standards

Where it stands

Passed the House 203 to 182 on March 27.

Passed the Senate 53 to 42 on April 3.

How South Carolina voted

Every member voted yes.

Among South Carolina members who cast a vote. 1 didn't vote.

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Lobbying and money

9 groups lobbied on it: advocacy group or nonprofit, trade group, company.

No matched campaign money to members who voted.

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What it would do

Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.

How South Carolina voted

House vote coverage is incomplete for 2025–2026. Vote and flagged-bill counts reflect imported records only; missing votes don't mean a member didn't vote.

Other votes on this bill (1)

  • Senate · Vote to start debate · April 2, 2025 · Approved

    Graham: Didn't vote · Scott: Yes

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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members

PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.

No campaign money matched to SC members who voted on this bill.

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Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.

OrganizationDarline GrahamNo voteLindsey GrahamYesTim ScottYesJim ClyburnDidn't voteJoe WilsonYesNancy MaceYesRalph NormanYesRussell FryYesSheri BiggsYesWilliam TimmonsYesMembers

Official record

Official title, sponsor and status
Official title
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 Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".
Sponsor
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. (R-OK)
Introduced
Jan. 16, 2025
Cosponsors
10
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action
May 9, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-7.
Congress.gov ↗
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, including the new limits on maximum daily energy consumption for walk-in non-display doors. Under the joint resolution, walk-in non-display doors and walk-in refrigeration systems are no longer required to comply with the new standards. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required walk-in non-display doors to comply with those standards by December 23, 2027, and walk-in refrigeration systems to comply with them by December 31, 2028.

Summary on Congress.gov ↗
Everyone who lobbied on this bill (9 groups)

29 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.

Businesses and trade groups (5)

Labor unions (0)

None.

Advocacy groups and nonprofits (4)

Not classified (0)

None.

Lobbying firms (10)

We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.