House Scheduled to Consider Light Bulb Bill on July 12

On July 12, 2011, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 2417, the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act. According to the House Republican Web site, H.R. 2417 would repeal Sections 321 and 322 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which would federally ban the manufacture and sale of certain light bulbs. These sections impose energy efficiency standards which would effectively prohibit the sale of certain incandescent light bulbs after December 31, 2011, as well as require new regulations on light bulbs and lamps. In addition, H.R. 2417 would prohibit any state or local energy efficiency regulation from being imposed if that requirement could only be met by installing bulbs or lamps containing mercury. (On July 11, 2011, the House debated H.R. 2417, but postponed it vote.)