Congress·In Committee·S. 1568

Sen. Lee Introduces LIT Act to End Federal Bans on Incandescent Light Bulbs

LIT Act of 2025

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The bill removes general service lamps (common light bulbs) from the list of products the Department of Energy can regulate for energy efficiency, effectively ending federal authority to set light bulb standards.
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“Section 322(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is amended-- (A) by striking paragraph (14)”
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Three specific DOE rules from 2022 and 2024 that set energy efficiency standards for light bulbs — which effectively banned most incandescent bulbs — would be immediately nullified.
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“Termination of Rules.--The following rules shall have no force or effect: (1) The rule of the Department of Energy entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Services Lamps'' (87 Fed. Reg. 27439 (May 9, 2022)).”
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The bill also removes the existing statutory energy efficiency standards for incandescent lamps by reserving (blanking out) the relevant subsection of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
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“by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: ``(i) Reserved.--''”
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If enacted, manufacturers could once again produce and sell traditional incandescent light bulbs nationwide, reversing years of federal policy pushing consumers toward LED technology. Supporters frame this as restoring consumer choice, while opponents warn it would increase household energy costs and national electricity consumption.

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Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

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May 1, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

May 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within weeks to months of enactment

If enacted, DOE light bulb efficiency rules are immediately nullified and incandescent bulbs can be manufactured and sold again

Stores could begin stocking traditional incandescent bulbs within weeks as manufacturers restart production lines. Consumers would once again find incandescent options alongside LEDs on store shelves.

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