Effort to Repeal Light Bulb Ban Burns Out

Bill failed to win two-thirds vote required to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

An effort to overturn sections of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which essentially call for incandescent bulbs to be phased out in 2012 and replaced with more energy efficient bulbs, has failed. The House voted July 12 on H.R. 2417, or the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA-07), whose district includes Peachtree Corners, voted in favor of the bill. If passed, H.R. 2417 would have specifically prohibited the government from mandating the use of any bulb containing mercury: "No Federal, State, or local requirement or standard regarding energy efficient lighting shall be effective to the extent that the requirement or standard can be satisfied only by installing or using lamps containing mercury." The …

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