Energy Star Program Integrity Act

Energy Star Program Integrity Act

The bill revises the Energy Star program to prohibit warranty claims or lawsuits for the disqualification of products from the program. Specifically, the bill prohibits such actions if the manufacturer complies with corrective measures that were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2104 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2104

To clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of 
  a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2019

 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of 
  a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star 
                    program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Energy Star Program Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. NO WARRANTY.

    Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) No Warranty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any disclosure relating to participation 
        of a product in the Energy Star program shall not create an 
        express or implied warranty or give rise to any private claims 
        or rights of action under State or Federal law relating to the 
        disqualification of that product from Energy Star if--
                    ``(A) the product has been certified by a 
                certification body recognized by the Energy Star 
                program;
                    ``(B) the Administrator has approved corrective 
                measures, including a determination of whether or not 
                consumer compensation is appropriate; and
                    ``(C) the responsible party has fully complied with 
                all approved corrective measures.
            ``(2) Construal.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to require the Administrator to modify any procedure 
        or take any other action.''.
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