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National Association of Home Builders of the United States v. District of Columbia
Geography
Year
2024
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2024
Status
Notice of appeal filed by plaintiffs.
Geography
Docket number
1:24-cv-02942
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.)
Case category
Constitutional Claims (US) → Other Constitutional Claims (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United States → Clean Energy D.C. Building Code Amendment Act of 2022United States → Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)United States → Supremacy Clause
At issue
Preemption challenge to the District of Columbia's building decarbonization law.
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Document
Type
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04/14/2026
Notice of appeal filed by plaintiffs.
Preemption challenge to the District of Columbia's building decarbonization law.
Appeal
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03/26/2026
Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment granted.
The federal district court for the District of Columbia rejected a preemption challenge to the Clean Energy D.C. Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, which bans use of gas appliances in certain newly constructed or improved buildings. The court concluded that the text, statutory scheme, and history of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act supported a reading of its preemption clause as preempting “only laws that impose additional performance standards for appliances on top of federally established ones.”
Decision
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10/17/2024
Complaint filed.
Preemption challenge to the District of Columbia's building decarbonization law.
Complaint
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Summary
Preemption challenge to the District of Columbia's building decarbonization law.
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Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Finance