HR 3341119th CongressIn Committee

LIT Act of 2025

Introduced: May 13, 2025

Environment & ClimateTechnology & Innovation

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Liberating Incandescent Technology Act of 2025 (LIT Act) would overhaul federal energy efficiency rules for general service lamps by repealing or renumbering parts of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) related to these lamps, and by eliminating the Department of Energy (DOE) rules that currently set and define standards for general service lamps. Specifically, it removes certain lamp categories from the list of covered products, converts key sections to “Reserved,” and cancels DOE regulatory rules issued in 2022 and 2024 that established or interpreted efficiency standards and definitions for general service lamps. In short, the bill aims to roll back federal efficiency standards for general service lamps (including incandescent varieties) and restore regulatory flexibility for their manufacture and sale. The intention reflected in the title is to “liberate” incandescent technology from federal standards.

Key Points

1Amends the list of covered general service lamp products by striking and reordering items, effectively reducing or changing which lamps are subject to federal standards.
2Rewrites the energy standards provision by striking subsection (i) of section 325 and making it “Reserved,” removing the current statutory requirement for general service lamp efficiency standards.
3Renumbers and adjusts related provisions across EPCA sections (321, 323, 324, 325, 327, and 334) to align with the removal or reclassification of general service lamp standards.
4Terminates DOE rules currently governing general service lamps, specifically:
5- Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps (May 9, 2022)
6- Definitions for General Service Lamps (May 9, 2022)
7- Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps (April 19, 2024)
8Overall effect: The federal framework that previously set efficiency standards and definitions for general service lamps would be nullified or greatly reduced, removing federal constraints on incandescent and related lamps.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected:- Lamp manufacturers and importers (especially those producing or selling general service lamps, including incandescent types)- Retailers and distributors of lighting products- Consumers who purchase general service lamps (potential changes in price, product variety, and energy usage)Secondary group/area affected:- State and local energy policy makers, and utilities that administer efficiency programs or incentive schemes- Environmental groups and public health advocates concerned with energy use and emissionsAdditional impacts:- Potential increase in electricity consumption and associated costs due to a lack of federal efficiency standards- Possible changes in product pricing and availability for incandescent and other general service lamps- Shifts in market competition among lamp technologies (incandescent, fluorescent, LED) as federal constraints ease- Potential reemergence of state-level or other regulatory approaches to lamp efficiency in the absence of federal standardsThe bill’s language indicates a direct move to roll back or remove federal efficiency standards for general service lamps and to strike DOE rulemakings that currently govern those standards. If enacted, states or market forces could play a larger role in shaping the availability and energy use of general service lamps. The environmental and cost implications depend on subsequent market responses and any state or alternative regulations that may fill the gap left by the federal rollbacks.

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