Small businesses must make costly changes to meet new requirements
Meaning: NFIB supports the Senate’s efforts to repeal a burdensome regulation that will increase inflationary pressures affecting small business owners and limit their options.
Our opinion: “Small business owners are overwhelmed by countless government regulations that increase costs and bureaucracy for their businesses. In this case, the DOE has misrepresented the economic impact this rule will have on small businesses, as it will ultimately increase input costs for small business owners and increase inflationary pressures.” Adam Temple, NFIB Vice President of Advancement.
To take action Now I want to tell your legislators in Washington, DC, to support legislation that would repeal the Department of Energy’s boiler rule.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized a rule requiring manufacturers to sell only furnaces that convert at least 95% of fuel into heat. NFIB announced SJ Res. 58, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) ruling to repeal the DOE final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards, as a NFIB key vote for 118th Congress.
The standard prohibits all models of non-condensing ovens. This means that small businesses will have to purchase electric heat pumps or make an expensive investment to retrofit existing units to meet the new requirements. The legislation will repeal the onerous rule that limits the options of small business owners. According to a vote of NFIB members, 96% of NFIB members believe that the federal government should not restrict the purchase of consumer products such as gas boilers. These burdensome regulations will increase bureaucracy and costs for small businesses and consumers, and the DOE has not accurately projected the economic impact.
The NFIB has made the repeal bill a key vote and will continue to urge lawmakers to support the legislation. Read our press release for more information about the rule. Take action: Tell your lawmakers in Washington, DC to support legislation that would repeal the Department of Energy’s boiler rule.