Expanding Access to Lending Options Act

House Bill

H.R. 4167

119th Congress

Expanding Access to Lending Options Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 26, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Garland Barr

Representative

Republican

KY-6

Cosponsors

41

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Energy

Summary

This bill would prevent the Department of Energy from updating energy efficiency standards for electricity distribution transformers for the next five years. This means that current standards from 2013 would remain in place, rather than being updated to newer, more efficient requirements.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

SponsorGarland Barr (R-KY)

Introduced6/26/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Expanding Access to Lending Options Act

This bill would prevent the Department of Energy from updating energy efficiency standards for electricity distribution transformers for the next five years. This means that current standards from 2013 would remain in place, rather than being updated to newer,

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This bill would prevent the Department of Energy from updating energy efficiency standards for electricity distribution transformers for the next five years. This means that current standards from 2013 would remain in place, rather than being updated to newer, more efficient requirements.

Bill Number: 4167
Sponsor: Garland Barr (R-KY)
Introduced: 6/26/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Policy Area: Energy

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Fact Sheet

Title: Expanding Access to Lending Options Act
Bill Number: 4167
Sponsor: Garland Barr (R-KY)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced: 6/26/2025
Summary: This bill would prevent the Department of Energy from updating energy efficiency standards for electricity distribution transformers for the next five years. This means that current standards from 2013 would remain in place, rather than being updated to newer, more efficient requirements.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would prevent the Department of Energy from updating energy efficiency standards for electricity distribution transformers for the next five years. This means that current standards from 2013 would remain in place, rather than being updated to newer, more efficient requirements.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from revising existing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers in electric power systems for the next five years. During that time, DOE may not propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any rule under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act that establishes requirements that are different than the requirements for distribution transformers under the 2013 final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits the Department of Energy from revising existing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for 5 years
Maintains the 2013 energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers during this 5-year period
Prevents the government from proposing, finalizing, or enforcing any new rules that would change distribution transformer energy requirements

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would affect electricity providers, manufacturers of distribution transformers, and electricity consumers. It would keep current, less efficient transformer standards in place rather than allowing them to be updated to newer, more energy-efficient models. This could lead to higher electricity costs for consumers and increased energy usage, but would provide stability for transformer manufacturers and suppliers during the 5-year period.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Energy

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Energy

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4167, 119th Congress (2025). "Expanding Access to Lending Options Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4167

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