NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

H.R.4626 Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (119th Congress)

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Who Lobbied on This Bill

$12.9M combined quarterly activity

3 lobbying firms

3 clients represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 2 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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CHRISTOPHER CZARNECKI — Hired Lobbyist
SEAN ROBERTSON — Vice President of Membership & Advocacy

Policy Areas Covered

Energy/Nuclear

Government Entities Lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

BASF CORPORATION
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — introduces a procedural test designed to block DOE energy efficiency standards. DOE estimates federal appliance and equipment standards will cumulatively avoid roughly 7 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions through 2030 while saving consumers and businesses on utility bills.