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S.J.Res. 4

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S.J.Res. 4, “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"”, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 4 has 14 co-sponsors.

sjr4/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 4 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters”.
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 2025-01-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 4  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Mr. Kennedy ,  Mr. Sheehy ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Scott of South Carolina ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mr. Banks , and  Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under  chapter 8  of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters  (89 Fed. Reg. 105188 (December 26, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 23, 2025

sjr4/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/23/2025)

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 4, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 4 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged From · Feb 12, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 4 has taken 4 actions since Jan 23, 2025, the latest on Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
Jan 23, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jan 23, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S.J.Res. 4 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 4, as Identical bill.

Titles

S.J.Res. 4 goes by 2 titles.

  • A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". — Official Title as Introduced
  • A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". — Display Title

Lobbying

17 clients hired 19 firms and 181 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 4 in 60 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
CMS ENERGY CORP—District of Columbia16—
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANYutilities and energyDistrict of Columbia16—
SOUTHERN COMPANY—District of Columbia15—
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANYmanufacturing companyGeorgia24$100K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia14—
AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE (AHRI)Trade Association for the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration IndustryVirginia13$90K
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATIONTrade AssociationDistrict of Columbia23$60K
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE—Virginia13—
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)Law firmDistrict of Columbia12$80K
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA—Virginia12—
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION—Wisconsin12—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION17—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION16—
CMS ENERGY CORP16—
WGL16—
SOUTHERN COMPANY15—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.14—
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE13—
SCONSET STRATEGIES, LLC13$90K
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA12—
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION12—
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC12$80K
OGR12$100K
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY12—
STEPTOE LLP12$60K
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION11—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 181.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN NUSSDORF117
KATE GAZIANO117
MICHAEL BAKER117
ELIZABETH SCOTT116
GABRIEL TERRY116
JENNIFER STETTNER116
LAUREN MEDLIN116
LINDSAY BISCARDI116
RANJANA KODWANI116
STEVEN DYKE116
ALISON STEINEKER115
DANIEL MURRAY115
HAROLD LAWRENCE115
JEANNE WOLAK115
MELISSA HORTON115
MICHAEL RIITH115
SARAH GAINER115
STEPHEN STIGLETS115
WILLIE ROBINSON115
ABELARDO TORRES114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN COMPANYSOUTHERN COMPANY2025 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN COMPANYSOUTHERN COMPANY2025 second_quarter$2.8M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
SOUTHERN COMPANYSOUTHERN COMPANY2025 second_quarter$2.8M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
SOUTHERN COMPANYSOUTHERN COMPANY2025 second_quarter$2.8M2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN COMPANYSOUTHERN COMPANY2025 third_quarter$2.3M3rd Quarter - Report
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANYWGL2025 fourth_quarter$750K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANYWGL2026 second_quarter$450K2nd Quarter - Report
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANYWGL2026 first_quarter$425K1st Quarter - Report
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2025 first_quarter$390K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$380K1st Quarter - Report
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2026 first_quarter$360K1st Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONA.O. SMITH CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$330K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 4 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 4’s is Energy.

sjres4/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 4 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

sjres4/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of EnergyEnergy efficiency and conservationLighting, heating, coolingOil and gas

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com