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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5184 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5184
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency
standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2025
Mrs. Houchin (for herself and Mr. Flood) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency
standards applicable to manufactured 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 ``Affordable Housing Over Mandating
Efficiency Standards Act'' or the ``Affordable HOMES Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED
HOUSING.
(a) Repeal.--
(1) In general.--The Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended by striking section 413.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 413.
(b) No Force or Effect.--The final rule titled ``Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured
Housing'' published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register
on May 31, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 32728), shall have no force or effect.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 16.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-419.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-419.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 977 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 977. (consideration: CR H595-604)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5184.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12).
Roll Call #12 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H595)
Roll Call #12 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.