The House will vote on Rep. Joe Barton’s, R-Texas, Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB Act) tonight according to Republican leadership sources. The BULB Act would repeal Title III of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which effectively banned the sale of most incandescent light bulbs. The incandescent bulb ban is blamed for closing the last ordinary incandescent light bulb factory in the United States and sending jobs overseas.

Last week, Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the case for the incandsecent bulb ban last week claiming, “We are taking away a choice that continues to let people waste their own money.” The BULB Act would expand choice and let consumer choose between the cheaper but inefficient incandescent bulbs and the more expensive, toxic-mercury filled, energy-efficient compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) alternative.