This bill makes it significantly harder for the Department of Energy to create or strengthen efficiency standards for home appliances and other products. New rules must pass strict cost-benefit tests within 3 years of purchase, cannot reduce product performance, and must save at least 0.3 quads of energy over 30 years or cut usage by 10%. Existing standards can now be revoked through petitions, and DOE is permanently banned from updating transformer efficiency rules.
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Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Latest action on H.R. 4626: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who this affects: This bill touches almost everyone who buys appliances or pays an electric bill. It changes the balance between up-front product costs and long-term energy savings, with different groups feeling different effects.
Why this matters: Federal efficiency standards affect what products are available, how much they cost upfront, and how much you pay in energy bills over time. This bill fundamentally shifts the balance toward protecting short-term costs over long-term savings.
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Officially: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
This bill makes it significantly harder for the Department of Energy to create or strengthen efficiency standards for home appliances and other products. New rules must pass strict cost-benefit tests within 3 years of purchase, cannot reduce product performance, and must save at least 0.3 quads of energy over 30 years or cut usage by 10%. Existing standards can now be revoked through petitions, and DOE is permanently banned from updating transformer efficiency rules.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend HR4626. Modern Action explains what the bill does, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Sitting in Energy and Natural Resources
No vote scheduled. Constituent contact is what moves bills out of committee.
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The debate
Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
Under House committee consideration
House Floor Vote
Voted on by House
Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2/25/2026)
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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