A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standards for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes.

S. 5338 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to bar the Secretary of Energy from issuing new or amended energy conservation standards for a product unless the standard is both technologically feasible and economically justified. Beyond that constraint on rulemaking authority, the bill's specific mechanisms and any other provisions ("for other purposes") are not yet known, since the full legislative text has not been published.

The bill would primarily affect the Department of Energy's rulemaking process for appliance and equipment efficiency standards, and by extension manufacturers, retailers, and consumers of products subject to those standards. Because the text isn't available, the precise scope of "product," how feasibility and justification would be assessed, or whether existing standards would be affected cannot be determined from what's currently known.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 6, 2026, by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and is at the earliest stage of the legislative process. Its next steps would typically include committee referral and review; it would need to pass both the Senate and House and be signed by the President to become law. No committee action or further movement has been recorded yet.

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