 The House passes GOP-sponsored bills aiming at blocking dishwasher and refrigerator efficiency standards. More from Bernie Bennett. The House on Tuesday passed a pair of bills that aim to block efficiency standards for refrigerators and dishwashers, the latest in a series of Republican efforts to hit the administration on household appliance restrictions. The refrigerator bill passed the House 212 to 192, and the dishwasher bill passed 214 to 192.