[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1568 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1568
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for
general service lamps, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 1, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Justice, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Curtis,
and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for
general service lamps, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberating Incandescent Technology
Act of 2025'' or the ``LIT Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL SERVICES LAMPS.
(a) Covered Products.--
(1) In general.--Section 322(a) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (14); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (20)
as paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)) is amended by
striking ``(15), (16), (17), and (20)'' and inserting
``(14), (15), (16), and (19)''.
(B) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i), by striking
``322(a)(19)'' and inserting ``322(a)(18)'';
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking
``(13), and paragraphs (15) through (20)'' and
inserting ``(19)''; and
(iii) in subsection (c)--
(I) in paragraph (7)--
(aa) by striking
``product'' and inserting
``products''; and
(bb) by striking ``(17),
and (18)'' and inserting ``and
(17)''; and
(II) in paragraph (8), in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``(15) or (17)'' and inserting
``(14) or (16)''.
(C) Section 325(n)(1) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(n)(1)) is amended by
striking ``(11), and in paragraphs (13) and (14)'' and
inserting ``(11) and (13)''.
(b) Standards.--
(1) In general.--Section 325 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the
following:
``(i) Reserved.--''; and
(B) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (4).
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 323(b) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) is amended--
(i) by striking paragraph (6); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (7)
through (18) as paragraphs (6) through (17),
respectively.
(B) Section 324(a)(2)(D) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294(a)(2)(D)) is amended--
(i) in clause (i), in the second sentence,
by striking ``Except as provided in clause
(ii), such rules'' and inserting ``Such
rules'';
(ii) by striking clause (ii);
(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (ii); and
(iv) in subclause (II) of clause (ii) (as
so redesignated)--
(I) in item (aa), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a period;
(II) by striking item (bb); and
(III) in the matter preceding item
(aa), by striking ``shall--'' and all
that follows through ``complete'' in
item (aa) and inserting ``shall
complete''.
(C) Section 327 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6297) is amended--
(i) in subsection (b)--
(I) in paragraph (1)(B), by
striking ``2007'' in the matter
preceding clause (i) and all that
follows through the period at the end
of clause (ii) and inserting ``2007;'';
and
(II) in paragraph (4), by striking
``or is a regulation (or portion
thereof) regulating fluorescent or
incandescent lamps other than those to
which section 325(i) is applicable,'';
and
(ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``,
except that'' and all that follows through
``such lamps''.
(D) Section 334 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6304) is amended in the
second sentence by striking ``a general service
incandescent lamp that does not comply with the
applicable standard established under section 325(i)
or''.
(c) Termination of Rules.--The following rules shall have no force
or effect:
(1) The rule of the Department of Energy entitled ``Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General
Services Lamps'' (87 Fed. Reg. 27439 (May 9, 2022)).
(2) The rule of the Department of Energy entitled ``Energy
Conservation Program: Definitions for General Service Lamps''
(87 Fed. Reg. 27461 (May 9, 2022)).
(3) The rule of the Department of Energy entitled ``Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General
Services Lamps'' (89 Fed. Reg. 28856 (April 19, 2024)).
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