Who it affects
- Businesses with commercial refrigeration equipment
Became lawOverturns a ruleEnergyBusiness
Energy standards for commercial refrigeration
H.J.Res. 75 · Resolution · Introduced March 10, 2025
This bill would remove new energy-saving requirements for refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers used by businesses.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 214 to 193 on March 27.
Passed the Senate 52 to 45 on May 1.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
10 groups lobbied on it: trade group, advocacy group or nonprofit, company.
Top link: Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. lobbied on it and gave $0 via PACs; $1,000 via lobbyists; $0 via employees to 1 SC members.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- The bill would cancel a Department of Energy rule published on January 21, 2025.
- The rule requires commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers to meet stricter energy-saving standards by January 22, 2029.
- This equipment would no longer have to meet those new standards.
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.
House vote
Vote to pass
March 27, 2025 · Passed 214 to 193
- Republicans
- 209 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 5 yes
- 193 no
Senate vote
Vote to pass
May 1, 2025 · Passed 52 to 45
- Republicans
- 52 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 43 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
Senate · Vote to start debate · April 30, 2025 · Approved
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗
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.
| Group | What it is | Gave SC members | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. | Trade group | Lobbyists: $1,000 | 1 |
See all groups, by member
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.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamYes | Tim ScottYes | Jim ClyburnNo | Joe WilsonYes | Nancy MaceYes | Ralph NormanYes | Russell FryYes | Sheri BiggsYes | William TimmonsYes | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. | – | – | – | Lobbyists: $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
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 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".
- Sponsor
- Rep. Goldman, Craig (R-TX)
- Introduced
- March 10, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 13
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- May 9, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-9.
Official summary from 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. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers and published by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on January 21, 2025. Under the rule, the office adopted new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required the equipment to comply with the those standards by January 22, 2029.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (10 groups)
33 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (6)
Labor unions (0)
None.
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (4)
- Americans for Prosperity ↗4 reports
- League of Conservation Voters ↗2 reports
- Sierra Club ↗4 reports
- American Lung Association ↗1 report
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (11)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. ↗4 reports
- Food Marketplace Inc ↗7 reports
- Americans for Prosperity ↗4 reports
- Air-conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute ↗3 reports
- League of Conservation Voters ↗2 reports
- Sierra Club ↗4 reports
- Law Offices of Kevin G. Curtin ↗Lobbying firms · 3 reports
- Sconset Strategies, Llc ↗Lobbying firms · 3 reports
- American Lung Association ↗1 report
- National Automatic Merchandising Association ↗1 report
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (Sbe Council) ↗1 report
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.