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By Aubrie Spady 

A handful of House Democrats joined Republicans in passing a resolution on Thursday to block a Biden-era appliance regulation.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new rule in the final days of former President Joe Biden's term to ban non-condensing, natural-gas-fired water heaters by 2029.

By  Daniel Chaitin

Over the past couple of days, the GOP-led Congress took action to repeal a pair of rules from the final months of the Biden administration that implemented a methane emissions fee and energy conservation standards for gas-fired water heaters.

By Lindsey McPherson

The Senate on Thursday cleared legislation that would repeal a Biden administration regulation charging oil and gas producers a fee on methane emission leaks for President Trump’s signature.

And the House passed legislation to roll back a regulation setting energy efficiency standards for new gas tankless water heaters, sending it to the Senate.

WASHINGTON – The American Gas Association applauds the bipartisan passage of Rep. Gary Palmer’s H.J. Res. 20, which rolls back a regulation promulgated in the final days of the Biden administration that would have effectively outlawed an entire product class of instantaneous natural gas water heaters. The bipartisan vote with 221 Yeas and 192 Nays, including the support of 11 Democrats, prevents raising costs for tens of millions of senior and low-income households, and ensures consumer access to one of the most popular water heating options on the market today.