Instead of passing Ukraine aid, the House is voting on bills to shield home appliances from government regulations
Source: Business Insider
Apr 12, 2024, 12:30 PM EDT
As Ukraine aid continues to stall, the House of Representatives announced plans to address legislation barring government regulations on home appliances.
Though the Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel in February, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has yet to bring a similar or matching one to a vote. His reluctance could stem from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatening to oust him from leadership last month.
Johnson and his team have reportedly been negotiating with the White House regarding a Ukraine-based aid bill, but there's no set timeline for his prep work. In the meantime, the House Rules Committee has announced it's set to take a look at a series of six bills, each relating to government regulations and standards on household appliances. The bills to be reviewed are the following:
Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act Liberty in Laundry Act Clothes Dryers Reliability Act Refrigerator Freedom Act Affordable Air Conditioning Act Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act
The six are strikingly similar to a culture war-esque bill that passed in the House in mid-2023 to prevent a gas stove ban, despite the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission noting that such a ban wasn't on the table and the White House clarifying Biden wouldn't even support one.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/house-may-vote-on-home-appliance-bills-instead-ukraine-aid-2024-4
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