12 September 2025
Next week, on Tuesday, September 16, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Appliance and Building Policies: Restoring the American Dream of Home Ownership and Consumer Choice.” The hearing will include discussion on H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act.
Introduced by Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23), the bill seeks to ensure that families and businesses retain access to a wide range of energy options—including natural gas, propane, and other reliable fuels—by preventing local governments from enacting blanket bans. This legislation is important for our industry because it could protect consumer access to fireplaces, stoves, grills, and outdoor products, which depend on these energy sources. It would also safeguard thousands of jobs supported by small businesses across the country.
The hearing is a critical step in advancing the Energy Choice Act. Following this legislative discussion, the bill could move to a markup session, where committee members may propose changes and vote to advance it to the full House of Representatives. If passed into law, the Energy Choice Act would provide industry stability and protect long-term consumer choice in home energy use.
Through multiple calls to action and meetings on Capitol Hill, HPBA members have raised this profile of this important legislation, which now has 83 cosponsors.
To watch the hearing, follow the Committee’s calendar page below and a link will be made available soon for more details, including a list of witnesses and testimony in addition to a livestream of the hearing.
Thank you for your help in advocating for this important legislation. Stay tuned as we continue to monitor progress of this bill and be on the lookout for future calls to action to contact your Representative in support of the legislation.
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