H.R. 5935: To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
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H.R. 5935: To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-08 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
Plain summary
Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies," or any substantially similar regulation, regarding product class 7 (certain high-energy battery chargers described in such proposed rule).
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Official text
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · 0 cosponsors
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr5935.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr5935 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112