HR 75 — HOUSE Act of 2025

Summary

Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Agriculture to withdraw a 2024 determination on energy efficiency standards for federally-financed housing.
Prohibits HUD and USDA from implementing or enforcing the withdrawn determination or substantially similar determinations.
Requires reverting to energy efficiency standards that were in place before the withdrawn determination.
Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from implementing or enforcing substantially similar energy efficiency standards determinations.
Prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing energy efficiency standards for housing.
Requires that at least 26 states adopt energy efficiency codes meeting or exceeding federal requirements before HUD can adopt revised standards.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) [#5]

5 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
ULINE $6,600
TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
LEE BENSON $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)

Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
Jan 3, 2025 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. · house
Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. 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 concerned

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025” or the “HOUSE Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR HOUSING.

(a) In General.—The 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 affairs.—The 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 agency.—Notwithstanding 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 Standards.—Section 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.”. <all>

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