House passes bill to block federal gas stove rule and protect appliance choice.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at stopping the Energy Department from finalizing a proposed efficiency regulation for gas stoves. The bipartisan bill represents Republican efforts to combat what they call overreach by the Biden administration and its efforts to push efficiency measures as part of a larger anti-fossil fuel agenda. Democrats who oppose the bill say Republicans are misleading Americans on what the proposed rule would do. The bill is unlikely to gain traction in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and no action on the measure has been scheduled there.