"The federal government has no right to tell me or any other citizen what type of light bulb to use at home," Burgess said. "It is our right to choose."

◼ Saving the incandescent bulb: GOP light bulb amendment likely to pass Friday after earlier defeat - The Hill
◼ UPDATE: House turns off light bulb standards by voice vote - Politico

The House on Friday morning moved to block federal light bulb efficiency standards without even a roll call vote.

An amendment from Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) defunding the Energy Department's standards for traditional incandescent light bulbs to be 30 percent more energy efficient starting next year was approved rather anticlimactically by voice vote.