The 12 Republicans who voted to tank GOP gas stove bill

Aug 01, 2023

Twelve Republican representatives voted against a GOP bill that would restrict the federal government's ability to regulate gas stoves.

The 12 Republicans were all House Freedom Caucus members and appeared to oppose the bill not on ideological grounds but as a slight against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The conservative caucus is bitter over McCarthy's debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, which they saw as a betrayal.

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Here are the 12 Republicans who joined the Democrats in opposing HR 277, HR 288, HR 1615, and HR 1640:

Due to the 12 Republican defections, the bill failed to pass, with 206 votes for and 220 against.

On Tuesday, Roy signaled his opposition over bitterness toward the debt ceiling deal.

"We warned them not to cut that deal without coming down and sit down and talk to us. So this is all about restoring a process that will fundamentally change things back to what was working," he said.

The two bills directly related to regulating the federal government's ability to regulate gas stoves were HR 1615 and HR 1640.

HR 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, would prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product or enforce a product safety standard that prohibits the use or sale of gas stoves or substantially increases their price.

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HR 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to say that an energy conservation standard for kitchen ranges or ovens "cannot be 'economically justified' if it likely will result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on what type of fuel the product consumes," according to a summary.

The Freedom Caucus defections signal a future headache for McCarthy, who needs their votes to secure wins with his slim majority.