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# House Republicans Vote to Overturn Biden-Era Energy Rule
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/house-republicans-vote-to-overturn-biden-era-energy-rule/
- Published: 2025-03-10T21:20:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T05:56:36.000Z
- Description: Resolution heads to the Senate as Republicans push to reverse Biden-era regulations.
- Author: Gabriel Dorner
- Tags: Energy, Advanced Energy, Congress, House Energy and Commerce, CRA, Andrew Clyde, Brett Guthrie, Bob Latta, Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, #with-siderail, #no-flux

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2025 – House Republicans last week approved a resolution to rescind a Biden administration energy efficiency rule that placed “additional costs and red tape on appliance manufacturers,” arguing it imposes costly burdens on companies and limits consumer choice.

Introduced by Rep. **Andrew Clyde**, R-Ga., the [resolution](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/42/all-actions?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) passed 222-203 under the Congressional Review Act, a law that allows Congress to overturn federal regulations. 

The vote – 215 Republicans and seven Democrats – pushed the CRA resolution through the House. It was then sent to the Senate on March 6, where it cannot be filibustered and requires a simple majority to pass. 

House Energy and Commerce Chairman **Brett Guthrie**, R-Ky., and Energy Subcommittee Chairman **Bob Latta**, R-Ohio, [praised](https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-latta-applaud-the-passage-of-a-congressional-review-act-resolution-to-stop-the-weaponization-of-energy-standards-block-text?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) the move and called the Department of Energy’s rule an attack on affordable and reliable natural gas.

“The Biden-Harris Administration’s DOE energy efficiency standards have led to less choice for Americans, more expensive products, and a system that is biased against affordable and reliable natural gas,” Guthrie and Latta said in a [joint statement](https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-latta-applaud-the-passage-of-a-congressional-review-act-resolution-to-stop-the-weaponization-of-energy-standards-block-text?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) last week.

According to the statement, the DOE estimated that complying with the Biden-era rule would cost manufacturers an additional $213,000 annually and require nearly 3,000 hours of paperwork. Supporters, however, argued that the standards improve efficiency and lower long-term energy costs for consumers.

House Speaker **Mike Johnson**, R-La., framed the vote as part of broader GOP effort to roll back Biden-era regulations.

“From radical, unnecessary efficiency standards to other harmful regulations, we are putting a stop to the Biden administration’s policies that hurt American families and businesses,” Johnson said.

House Republicans sent President Trump a separate [CRA resolution](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/senate-to-weigh-opposing-resolutions-targeting-trump-and-biden-energy-policies/) on March 4 that would remove some methane fees on energy companies. Trump has yet to sign that resolution.