House Republicans and Democrats unite to protect gas stoves from federal regulations.

The Republican-controlled House has passed two bills to protect gas stoves from government regulation, with one prohibiting the use of federal money to regulate gas stoves as hazardous and the other blocking an Energy Department rule setting stricter energy efficiency standards for stovetops and ovens. The White House opposes both bills, while Democrats call them a political stunt. The bills are not expected to advance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The debate reignited after fears of a national ban on gas stoves grew, and the Energy Department proposed a rule requiring both gas and electric stoves and cooktops to use more efficient designs and technologies.