HOUSE Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 75

119th Congress

HOUSE Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 7, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Andy Biggs

R - AZ

Cosponsors

5

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Energy

Summary

The HOUSE Act withdraws 2024 energy efficiency standards for HUD and USDA financed new housing construction. It prohibits implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code requirements until 26 states have adopted similar standards.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Introduced1/7/2025

StatusReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

ChamberHouse

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HOUSE Act of 2025

The HOUSE Act withdraws 2024 energy efficiency standards for HUD and USDA financed new housing construction. It prohibits implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code requirements until 26 states have adopted similar standards.

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The HOUSE Act withdraws 2024 energy efficiency standards for HUD and USDA financed new housing construction. It prohibits implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code requirements until 26 states have adopted similar standards.

Bill Number: 75
Introduced: 1/7/2025
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Policy Area: Energy

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Title: HOUSE Act of 2025
Bill Number: 75
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Introduced: 1/7/2025
Summary: The HOUSE Act withdraws 2024 energy efficiency standards for HUD and USDA financed new housing construction. It prohibits implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code requirements until 26 states have adopted similar standards.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The HOUSE Act withdraws 2024 energy efficiency standards for HUD and USDA financed new housing construction. It prohibits implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code requirements until 26 states have adopted similar standards.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 or the HOUSE Act of 2025This 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Withdraws 2024 housing energy standards
Reverts to previous efficiency requirements
Requires 26 states adoption before federal mandate
Prohibits FHFA from enforcing similar rules
Applies to HUD, USDA, and VA programs

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Home builders would face less stringent energy requirements. New home construction costs could be lower without updated codes. Energy efficiency advocates oppose the rollback while affordability advocates support it.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Energy

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Building construction

Congressional oversight

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Energy efficiency and conservation

Housing and community development funding

Housing industry and standards

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

75, 119th Congress (2025). "HOUSE Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-75

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