02/23/2026 at 04:00PM
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, February 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 4626 – Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act (Text, Report)
- H.R. 4758 – Homeowner Energy Freedom Act (Text, Report)
H.R. 4626, formerly the ‘‘Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act,’’ will raise electricity costs. The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to add burdensome, duplicative, and contradictory procedures to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) processes for issuing energy efficiency standards. It also gives future administrations the ability to revoke existing standards, potentially violating the statute’s anti-backsliding provisions. The bill would also prohibit the banning of a product based on a type of fuel and ban DOE from factoring in social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in its determination. H.R. 4626 was amended in the Subcommittee Markup to further weaken energy efficiency standards. Language was added to the bill to extend compliance dates for all products, delaying cost savings for consumers. Moreover, additional cumbersome considerations were included for DOE to examine when issuing efficiency standards.
H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, repeals three programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act: the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program, the State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants, and Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption. The bill also rescinds all unobligated funds for the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code adoption.