Prevent the Biden Administration from Banning Gas Stoves Nationwide

WASHINGTON – House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Vice Chair Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) introduced several bills to protect Americans’ rights and prevent the Biden administration bureaucrats from banning natural gas stoves nationwide.

“Inflation is hurting everyone. We have a crisis at our Southern Border. North Dakotans are worried about being able to provide for their families. What is the Biden administration focused on? Controlling the kind of stove Americans use. This is further incompetence from an administration that seems more interested in dictating every aspect of our lives than solving real problems. Our bills make it clear that Americans should decide if a gas stove is right for their families, not the federal government,”said Congressman Armstrong.

“President Biden and the radical left want to use the federal government’s power to dictate what kind of car you can drive, how you can heat your home and business, and now how you’re allowed to cook food for your family. Forcing people to switch to expensive alternatives will only further increase costs on hardworking families and disproportionately harm the most vulnerable communities. Natural gas is a safe, reliable and affordable energy source for millions of Americans. I commend the efforts of my colleagues Reps. Armstrong and Lesko to end President Biden’s efforts to ban gas stoves in American households and ensure people have access to affordable and reliable energy,” said Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).

“The Biden administration’s extreme proposed regulation that will ban nearly every gas stove on the market is just another example of out-of-touch bureaucrats trying to control Americans’ everyday lives,”said Congresswoman Lesko. “I am proud to join Congressman Armstrong in introducing these important bills to protect Americans’ consumer choice and stop this egregious power-grab.”

H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, states that the Consumer Products Safety Commission cannot use federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product or impose or enforce any consumer product safety standard on gas stoves that would result in a prohibition on gas stoves or otherwise substantially increase the price.

H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, would block the Department of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its rule titled the “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products” or introducing an energy conservation standard that would result in the prohibition of a kitchen range or stove based on the type of fuel it uses, including gas stoves.

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