House Republicans target gas stove bans and energy regulations.
House Republicans are pushing back against the Biden administration's proposed energy efficiency standards for gas stoves with two bills aimed at blocking the Department of Energy's policy change and preventing federal dollars from going towards regulatory efforts to ban gas stoves. The bills are expected to pass the GOP-dominated House but are unlikely to be taken up in the Democratically-held Senate. Republicans argue that banning gas stoves would be costly for struggling families and small independent restaurants. The proposed DOE regulation would impose tough new energy efficiency standards for gas stoves, potentially rendering half of the gas stoves on the market today non-compliant.
