Refrigerator Freedom Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7637.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7637, Refrigerator Freedom Act” on June 26, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 10, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60460

  CBO publication date

  June 26, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7637, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7637

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6e66dba706b2df4773206ac5093e16f76c30c54110c349494ee75212b4588707

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-452 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 10, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported April 10, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/452

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7637, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7637

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 44, March 12, 2024, Page H1149):
  Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost- effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 12, 2024 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  320 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7637, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7637

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6e66dba706b2df4773206ac5093e16f76c30c54110c349494ee75212b4588707

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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