Conservative rebellion thwarts GOP efforts to block gas stove ban.

A procedural vote to take up GOP-backed legislation to prevent the federal government from banning gas stoves failed due to 12 GOP lawmakers, including members of the House Freedom Caucus, who are discontent with Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden's debt limit deal. This puts the fragility of McCarthy's speakership on full display. The procedural step would have provided for the consideration of two House Resolutions that would prohibit the Department of Energy and Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves. McCarthy made several concessions to members of his party in his campaign for the speaker's gavel earlier this year, including allowing a single member to introduce a motion to vacate.