SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4892 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4892

    To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to
  regional standards for furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat
                                 pumps.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2026

   Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to
  regional standards for furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat
                                 pumps.

    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 ``Strengthening Manufactured Appliance
Requirements towards Thoughtful Energy Efficiency Standards Act'' or
the ``SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR FURNACES, CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS, AND
              HEAT PUMPS.

    Section 325(o)(6)(E)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ``shall apply to
any such product installed on or after the effective date of the
standard in States in which the Secretary has designated the standard
to apply'' and inserting ``shall apply, in States in which the
Secretary has designated the standard to apply, to any such product
that is manufactured or imported into the United States on or after the
effective date of the standard''.
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