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Federal rules on household appliances: 68 since January 2024

36 final rules and 32 proposed rules since January 9, 2024, 17 of them marked significant. 1 is open for comment now. Most come from the Energy Department (62), Consumer Product Safety Commission (2), Federal Trade Commission (2), Federal Communications Commission (1).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Substantial Product Hazard List: Amendments to Requirements for Window Covering Cords
2026-19579
Consumer Product Safety CommissionProposed ruleNov 23

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Substantial Product Hazard List: Amendments to Requirements for Window Covering Cords
2026-19579
Consumer Product Safety CommissionProposed ruleSep 24
Removal of Obsolete or Unnecessary Requirements
2026-14934
Consumer Product Safety CommissionFinal ruleJul 23
Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment
2026-13674 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleJul 7
Energy Conservation Program: Exempt Power Supplies Under the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014
2026-08201 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 28
Delete, Delete, Delete
2026-01442
Federal Communications CommissionFinal ruleJan 26
Removing Obsolete Regulations Establishing Procedures for a Voluntary Labeling Program for Household Appliances and Equipment To Effect Energy Conservation
2026-00690
Commerce DepartmentFinal ruleJan 15
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment
2025-17262
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleSep 9, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
2025-17227
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleSep 9, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
2025-09591
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 29, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers
2025-09031
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 20, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters
2025-09030
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 20, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers
2025-09029
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 20, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Conventional Ovens
2025-08623 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Rescinding the Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers
2025-08598 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Air Cleaners as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-08596
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Rescinding the Amended Water Use Standards for Residential Dishwashers
2025-08591 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Conventional Cooking Tops
2025-08589 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens
2025-08588 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for External Power Supplies
2025-08587 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-08584
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnace Fans
2025-08583
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Compressors as a Covered Equipment
2025-08582
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Compact Residential Clothes Washers
2025-08581 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Exempt Power Supplies Under the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014
2025-08579 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
2025-08578 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Portable Air Conditioners as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-08577
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Faucets
2025-08575 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Rescinding in Part the Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Dehumidifiers
2025-08558 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Final Withdrawal of Determination of Miscellaneous Gas Products as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-07950
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 7, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Portable Electric Spas as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-06729
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleApr 18, 2025
Repeal of the Definition of Showerhead
2025-06476
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 15, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Miscellaneous Gas Products as a Covered Consumer Product
2025-03839
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMar 13, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment; Corrections
2025-00987
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 21, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
2025-00986
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 17, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for General Service Lamps
2025-00821
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
2024-30852
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 7, 2025
Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2024-30697
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleDec 27, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters
2024-30369
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleDec 26, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for General Service Lamps
2024-26693
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleNov 25, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
2024-25480
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleNov 5, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
2024-24154
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleOct 21, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers
2024-23908
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleOct 17, 2024
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment
2024-21950
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleOct 9, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Clothes Dryers
2024-23257
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleOct 8, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products
2024-22131 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleSep 30, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Air-Cooled, Evaporatively-Cooled, and Water-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
2024-08543
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 20, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products
2024-08002 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 7, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters
2024-09209
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 6, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers
2024-08212
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 24, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers
2024-08211
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleApr 24, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps
2024-07831
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 19, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Uninterruptible Power Supplies
2024-07612
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 19, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Consumer Furnace Fans
2024-07620
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 12, 2024
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment
2024-07114 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 8, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
2024-04784
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleApr 5, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Clarifying Amendments to the Error Correction Rule
2024-06690 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
2024-04737
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMar 15, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
2024-04736
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMar 15, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Clothes Dryers
2024-04766
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMar 12, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Clothes Dryers
2024-04765
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMar 12, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
2024-02008
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 14, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
2024-02007
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 14, 2024
Energy Labeling Rule
2024-02036
Federal Trade CommissionFinal ruleFeb 2, 2024
Energy Labeling Rule
2024-01601
Federal Trade CommissionProposed ruleFeb 2, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fans and Blowers
2023-28976
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleJan 19, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
2023-28978
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 17, 2024
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
2023-28977
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleJan 17, 2024
Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2023-28828
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJan 9, 2024

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