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Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. Department of Energy withdraws a disapproved final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2024. The final rule would have established amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. The House and the Senate subsequently passed House Joint Resolution 20 (H.J.Res. 20), which disapproved DOE’s December 26, 2024, final rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5 U.S.C. 801-808). H.J.Res. 20 was sent to the President for signature on May 9, 2025, and it was subsequently signed by the President on May 9, 2025. Because the December 26, 2024 DOE final rule was disapproved, the Department withdrew the rule from the Federal Register because the rule no longer has force or effect.