S 4359 — Home Modifications for the Climate Crisis Act

Summary

Authorizes home modification services for older adults to include air-quality improvements such as ventilation upgrades, indoor pollutant reduction, and home electrification.
Authorizes home modification services for older adults to improve cooling, heating, air quality, and energy efficiency with priority given to technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and indoor pollution.
Authorizes assistance for older adults in obtaining utility and power expense assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act or other federal energy programs.
Extends home modification services to multi-family dwellings, rental homes, and homes shared with non-elderly residents.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)

Money behind the sponsor

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

WILMERHALE $29,800
STANFORD UNIVERSITY $13,200
THE WONDERFUL COMPANY $13,200
BAD ROBOT $13,200
GOOGLE $12,850

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Actions (2)

Apr 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
Apr 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure services for home modifications under part B of title III of such Act may be used for certain purposes, 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 “Home Modifications for the Climate Crisis Act”.

SEC. 2. HOME MODIFICATIONS.

Section 321 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(4)—

(A) by striking “or (D)” and inserting “(D)”; and

(B) by striking “Urban Development;” and inserting “Urban Development; (E) to provide the homes of older individuals with air-quality monitors and air- quality improvements, including through ventilation upgrades and indoor pollutant source reductions like home electrification and integrated pest management, to mitigate poor indoor air quality caused by gas appliances, pesticide application, and air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602)); (F) to assist older individuals in modifying homes to ensure adequate cooling, heating, air quality, and energy efficiency, prioritizing technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, indoor pollution, and toxic substances; or (G) to assist older individuals in obtaining assistance for utility and power expenditures through a program under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or any other program administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Energy;”;

(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections

(e) and (f), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) Services authorized under subsection (a)(4) include such services with respect to homes that are—

“(1) multi-family dwellings;

“(2) rental homes, including rental units; or

“(3) occupied by an older individual living with another resident who is not an older individual.”. <all>

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