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Senate Passes Portman Legislation Giving Certainty to LED and Ceiling Fan Manufacturers

Statement

Date: Oct. 27, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced today that the Senate has passed his External Power Supply (EPS) Improvement Act of 2017 that will give needed certainty to Ohio LED and ceiling fan manufacturers. Portman's legislation will exempt the manufacturers of energy saving LEDs and ceiling fans from an onerous Department of Energy decision that could have curtailed or stopped production of LEDs and ceiling fans. The legislation now goes to the House for approval.

"This bill will give needed certainty to Ohio's LED and ceiling fan manufactures from a regulation that was never intended to affect them. Now these Ohio made products will not have to fear future federal action that could have stopped production of these goods and threatened manufacturing jobs. I encourage the House to quickly pass this bill and send it to the President for his signature."


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