Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".

This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Energy rule, issued by its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on January 21, 2025, that had set new, stricter energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. Under the Congressional Review Act procedure it uses, the resolution declares that the rule "shall have no force or effect." The rule being voided would have required commercial refrigeration equipment to meet tougher efficiency standards by January 22, 2029. With this law's enactment, that compliance deadline and the underlying standards are eliminated, and the Department of Energy is generally barred from reissuing a substantially similar rule unless later authorized by Congress.

Manufacturers of commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers used by restaurants, grocery stores, and other food-service and retail businesses, as well as the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which issued and now loses the ability to enforce the vacated rule.

Manufacturers avoid having to redesign commercial refrigeration equipment to meet the stricter 2029 efficiency standards, potentially reducing compliance costs. Businesses that buy this equipment may continue purchasing less efficient models, which could mean higher long-term energy costs and reduced energy savings that the original rule was designed to achieve.