His first bill to become law: the appliance rule
What they say
His office says his first bill to become law repealed regulations, and describes it as his resolution reversing a Biden-era energy requirement on household appliances.
“My first bill to become law repeals regulations to make everyday life easier and more affordable for Americans.”
What the record shows ·
The law is the House resolution, H.J. Res. 42, which Representative Andrew Clyde filed on February 12, 2025 to overturn the Department of Energy's rule on certification, labelling and enforcement for appliance standards. The House passed it on March 5 (Roll Call 59, 222 to 203). Husted filed the Senate version, S.J. Res. 50, on April 28, the day before the Senate voted 52 to 46 to take up the House resolution, with his Yea (Roll Call 222). On April 30 he spoke for it on the Senate floor: "I am proud to stand here and lead this commonsense legislation." Senator Thune said that day the effort was "led here in the Senate by Senator Husted." The Senate passed it that day with his Yea, 52 to 46 (Roll Call 223), and it became Public Law 119-8 on May 9, 2025. His own resolution went no further.
Limit: The law is Representative Clyde's resolution, filed first; Husted filed his 54 days after the House passed it. The two read the same because the law sets the wording of every resolution of this kind, so the match does not show who wrote it. The record does show him leading it in the Senate, and his office's release gives both chambers' vote dates.