Trump overturns Biden-era efficiency rules for household and commercial appliances

President Trump late Friday afternoon signed four pieces of legislation that overturn Biden-era efficiency rules. 

Three of the Biden administration regulations overturned by Trump had sought to improve efficiency for household water heaters, walk in freezers and commercial refrigerators and freezers. Trump also overturned a Biden-era rule related to labeling requirements for consumer products. 

A tool called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress, with the president’s approval, to undo recently passed regulations. The CRA is most commonly used at the start of a new administration to undo regulations issued at the end of the last administration.

Trump has repeatedly criticized appliance efficiency regulations, calling them an attack on consumer choice. Democrats who support these regulations say they are good for both climate change and consumers’ energy bills.