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H.R. 4593: SHOWER Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-22 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Official title
SHOWER Act
Plain summary
Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act This bill provides statutory authority for a revised definition of showerhead for the purpose of federal water efficiency regulations. Specifically, the bill adopts the definition of showerhead established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The bill also requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise existing regulations to reflect the new definition. Executive Order 14264 (titled Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads and issued on April 9, 2025) directed DOE to rescind its regulatory definition of showerhead. This bill provides statutory authority for a new definition that replaces the rescinded regulations.
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Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] · 2 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4593, SHOWER Act (2026-01-05) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 22 (2026): On Motion to Recommit, H R 4593 (2026-01-13): Failed
- House roll call 23 (2026): On Passage, H R 4593 (2026-01-13): Passed
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4593.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr4593 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills