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H.R. 5184 (119th): Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act or the Affordable HOMES Act

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.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

Recorded summary

The bill rescinds a 2022 Department of Energy final rule setting energy conservation standards for manufactured housing and eliminates DOE's authority to issue similar regulations. DOE may instead provide recommendations to HUD on manufactured housing efficiency standards, which must be based on a determination of cost-effectiveness and meet other criteria set in the bill.

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Theological note: The bill concerns how government balances housing affordability against energy efficiency rules for manufactured homes, which bears on stewardship of resources and on care for lower-income households. Scripture supports both provision for the poor and faithful stewardship, but this measure mainly raises a prudential question about the proper scope of federal regulation rather than a direct moral harm.

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Roll 12 · 9-Jan-2026 10:41 AM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 263 · Nay 147 · Other 21

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