S 3178 · in committee · significant
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.
- housing
What this bill does
- This bill requires HUD and USDA to withdraw updated energy efficiency standards for new homes they finance.
- It affects builders, developers, and homebuyers who use HUD or USDA mortgage programs.
- The agencies must revert to previous standards and cannot adopt new efficiency codes unless 26+ states have already done so.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would reverting to older energy efficiency standards affect the long-term mortgage costs and utility bills for homebuyers using HUD or USDA financing programs?
- 02
What evidence exists that the previous efficiency standards were adequate, and what analysis supports or challenges the agencies' decision to update them?
- 03
How might this requirement to wait for 26+ states to adopt standards independently slow down housing construction timelines and affect builder compliance costs?
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Sponsor · R-WY
John Barrasso
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-18
Joining the bill

Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original

Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original

Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original

Deb Fischer
R-NE · original

John Hoeven
R-ND · original

Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · original

Cynthia M. Lummis
R-WY · original

Markwayne Mullin
R-OK · original

Bernie Moreno
R-OH · original

Pete Ricketts
R-NE · original

Dan Sullivan
R-AK · original

Todd Young
R-IN · original
Legislative timeline
2025-11-18 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S8206)
2025-11-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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