House Resolution 40 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 40 BY SALMON A Resolution urging the United States Congress to 1 repeal legislation impacting and limiting the use of 2 incandescent light bulbs. 3 WHEREAS, incandescent light bulbs have proven to be 4 a safe, dependable, and efficient source of lighting 5 for decades; and 6 WHEREAS, consumer choice and consumer freedom is an 7 important component of our free market system; and 8 WHEREAS, Congress enacted the Energy Independence 9 and Security Act in 2007; and 10 WHEREAS, the Act imposed regulations that, for 11 all practical purposes, banned the use of standard 12 incandescent light bulbs by establishing increased 13 minimum energy efficiency standards for general 14 lamps; and 15 WHEREAS, too often the federal government 16 overregulates industry, resulting in increased costs to 17 businesses, causing the loss of jobs and shifting of 18 those jobs overseas, hindering market efficiencies, and 19 hampering the economy; and 20 WHEREAS, too frequently the federal government 21 overreaches and intrudes into citizens’ lives and 22 imposes its will and ideas about what is deemed 23 best upon citizens, thus eroding their freedom; NOW 24 THEREFORE, 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 26 the House of Representatives urges Congress to repeal 27 provisions in the Energy Independence and Security 28 -1- LSB 2671YH (3) 86 rn/nh 1/ 2