Clothes Dryer Reliability Act

HR 7645, the Clothes Dryer Reliability Act, modifies how the U.S. Department of Energy sets and enforces energy efficiency standards for clothes dryers. The bill requires the Department to determine that any new or existing standard is technologically feasible, won't increase costs for consumers (including purchase, maintenance, and replacement), and will result in significant energy savings before it can be imposed or enforced. This directly affects the Department of Energy's authority and manufacturers of clothes dryers by adding these specific conditions to the standard-setting process. The law does not create new standards but restricts the Department from implementing standards that fail to meet these three criteria.