The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation banning a possible federal ban on gas stoves, according to Politico.

Republican North Dakota Rep. Kelly Armstrong Sponsors Gas Stove Protection and Freedom activityThe law prohibits the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from using tax dollars to enact a total federal ban on gas stoves. The bill passed by a vote of 248 to 180, according to reports, with 29 Democrats bipartisanly supporting the bill. Politico.

While there is currently no law mandating a federal ban on gas stoves, CPSC Commissioner Richard Tramka Jr. said in January 2023 that “all options are being considered” regarding a possible federal ban. . “Products that cannot be made safe can be banned,” he continued. The bill’s passage comes as several Democratic-controlled state and local governments have spent recent months pushing their own versions of legislation to ban gas stoves.

The bill also prevents the CPSC from using taxpayers’ money to effectively remove gas stoves from the market or significantly increase the average price of gas stoves to enforce consumer safety standards. According to Politico, Armstrong said he “understands the CPSC’s motives and is promoting green climate change throughout the administration.” (Related: Cori Bush says gas stove ban is really just ‘regulation of indoor air pollution’)

AOC Attacks Republicans Over Gas Stove Problem

Ocasio-Cortez: “I think that’s funny. …Absolutely… Republican Meltdown… ‘You can’t take my gas stove with you… I’m sorry… you have a gas stove.’
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According to Politico, Republicans have cited a federal ban on gas stoves and the Department of Energy’s alternative proposals for efficiency standards for home appliances as the latest examples of the Biden administration’s tendency to over-regulate. .

According to the Times, Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana said, “Now they want to tell us what kind of stove they have to use in their homes, and they want gas stoves.” “Banning will require less efficient and more expensive options.” Politico. “We are against it.”

Ben Lieberman, a senior fellow at the Competitiveness Enterprise Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation, “Despite the US government’s efforts to maintain safety, the Biden administration’s decision to use the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Department of Energy are freeing up two agencies to pursue gas stoves.” Overwhelmingly, people prefer to decide for themselves what to put in the kitchen. Lieberman said the vote represented a Republican effort to block “bureaucratic intervention” in consumers’ personal choices.

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