119-s1568

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1568 Introduced in Senate

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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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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