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H.R. 75 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
6 members · Left 0 · Center 0 · Right 6 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) (Introduced 01/03/2025) |
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| Sponsor Voting Record | Right · DW-NOMINATE +0.82 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 6 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Veterans' Affairs Committee; House - Financial Services Committee |
| Latest Action | 02/06/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 or the HOUSE Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw the final determination titled Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing and published on April 26, 2024.
The determination adopted updated minimum energy efficiency standards for newly built homes (except manufactured housing) financed through certain HUD and USDA programs. Specifically, it adopted the (1) 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which applies to single family homes and multifamily low-rise buildings up to three stories; and (2) 2019 American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Electrical Society (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES) Standard 90.1, which applies to multifamily residential buildings with four or more stories. HUD and USDA must also revert to using the energy efficiency standards required before the determination.
In addition, the bill prohibits HUD, USDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking actions or using federal funds to implement or enforce the determination or any substantially similar determination. It also prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing.
Finally, the bill prohibits HUD and USDA from adopting updates to the IECC or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 in certain circumstances unless at least 26 states have adopted codes or standards that meet or exceed the update's requirements.
119 HR 75 IH: Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 75IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2025Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 or the HOUSE Act of 2025.
2.Energy efficiency standards for housing(a)In generalThe Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture—(1)shall withdraw the final determination announced in the notice of final determination entitled Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing (89 Fed. Reg. 33112); (2)may not take any action or use any Federal funds to implement or enforce the final determination described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar final determination; and(3)shall revert energy efficiency standards for covered programs under such final determination to the energy efficiency standards required before such final determination.(b)Action by additional agencies(1)Department of Veterans AffairsThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not take any action or use any Federal funds to implement or enforce a final determination that is substantially similar to the final determination described in subsection (a)(1).(2)Federal Housing Finance AgencyNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency may not finalize, implement, or enforce a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing.(c)Consideration of State standardsSection 109(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709(d)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(3)not less than 26 States have adopted an energy efficiency code or standard that meets or exceeds the requirements of the revised code or standard..
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/03/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/03/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 01/03/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 02/06/2025 | House committee actions | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | HOUSE Act of 2025 |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | HOUSE Act of 2025 |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 |
| Official Title as Introduced | To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Veterans' Affairs Committee | 01/03/2025 Referred To |
| House - Financial Services Committee | 01/03/2025 Referred To |
Policy Area: Energy
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