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.

Q: What does Preamble of 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. do?

This bill, formally titled '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,' aims to require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture to withdraw a final determination concerning energy efficiency standards for housing. The bill was introduced in the Senate on November 18, 2025.

Q: What does ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR HOUSING. of 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. do?

This section requires the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture to withdraw a final determination regarding energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD- and USDA-financed housing. It prohibits these secretaries, and the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, from implementing or enforcing substantially similar determinations or rules. The section mandates a reversion to energy efficiency standards that were in place prior to the withdrawn determination. Section 109(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended to include a requirement that not fewer than 26 states have adopted energy efficiency codes or standards that meet or exceed specified requirements.

Last updated: 11/18/2025 · Introduced: 11/18/2025

Author: John Barrasso (R-WY)

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This bill mandates the withdrawal of a recent final determination concerning energy efficiency standards for new housing financed by HUD and USDA.
It prevents federal agencies from enacting similar energy efficiency standards for housing in the future.
The bill revises existing law to require that at least 26 states adopt energy efficiency codes meeting specific standards.

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