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H.R. 5184: Affordable HOMES Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-08 · 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
Affordable HOMES Act
Plain summary
Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act or the Affordable HOMES Act This bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue similar regulations. Specifically, the bill rescinds the DOE final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing and published on May 31, 2022. Under the bill, DOE may provide recommendations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for revisions to energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured housing. These recommendations must comply with criteria established by the bill, including by being based on the determination of the cost-effectiveness of such revision.
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Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] · 5 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5184, Affordable HOMES Act (2026-01-05) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 12 (2026): On Passage, H R 5184 (2026-01-09): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5184.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr5184 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills