# 119-s-5338: Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026

119-s-5338, Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5338
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-20

## Summary

**This bill would impose strict new procedural and substantive guardrails on Department of Energy rulemaking for energy conservation standards.** It raises evidence thresholds, tightens public-disclosure rules, and narrows when and how standards can be changed. - Families and consumers: Rulemakers would have to preserve defined "consumer‑valued characteristics" such as reliability, features, sizes, fuel types, and installation methods. Amended standards generally could not apply to products manufactured sooner than five years after a final rule. - Manufacturers and small businesses: The bill would create a single‑submission reporting system coordinated with the Federal Trade Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency and assign component‑level reporting to component makers. Standards could be changed only with "clear and convincing" evidence and must respect at least a six‑year gap after the prior standard. - Rulemakers, states, and specific equipment: The Department of Energy would need to issue binding procedures within 270 days and face limits on revising rules 181 days after enactment. The bill would require venting‑category standards, expand federal preemption of state and local fuel‑use or installation rules, and ban any new or revised standard for distribution transformers.

## Provisions PRIA read

- One joint reporting rule for makers: benefit, medium. If enacted, manufacturers would report only new, changed, or revoked product models covered by section 324 rulemakings. DOE, the Federal Trade Commission, and EPA would accept one joint submission using the same data fields and formats. Component manufacturers, not finished-product makers, would su…
- Federal block on local fuel bans: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would preempt state and local laws that ban or restrict installation or use of covered products because of fuel source or emissions. The preemption would apply to all state and local governments, including home-rule cities and special districts. It would bar rules that require…
- Slower appliance efficiency rule process: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would impose new, binding procedures on DOE rulemaking for appliance standards. The Secretary would have 270 days to issue a final procedures rule. Starting 181 days after enactment, appendix A to DOE part 430 would have the force of law. A final test procedure would have to be…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5338 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5338)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5338 (as of 2026-09-20).