HILL ENERGY BRIEFING: House Preps Debate to Block Gas Stove Bans

House Republicans are looking to nip any action from the Biden administration to ban gas stoves. The chamber may vote on two bills this week that focus on separate efforts within the administration.

The debate took off this year after Richard Trumka Jr., a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said in January the agency was considering such a move, calling gas stoves a “hidden hazard.” Though CPSC Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric and the White House not only withheld support but said there were no plans to issue such regulations, the agency approved a request for information on ...