The Senate plans to vote this week on legislation to undo Biden administration efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces.
S.J. Res. 58, from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), would scrap a rule tightening efficiency requirements for non-weatherized gas furnaces and those used in mobile homes.
“This administration doesn’t care that their radical climate agenda will have a catastrophic impact on American families and small businesses,” Cruz said in a statement earlier this year when announcing the measure.
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Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can repeal recently finalized administration actions and requires only a simple majority in both chambers to do so. But even if that were to happen, President Joe Biden would likely veto the effort.
