HR 5184 United States House · 119th Congress

Affordable HOMES Act

This bill repeals federal energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing that were set to take effect in 2022. It specifically nullifies a Department of Energy rule published in May 2022, removing requirements for energy conservation in manufactured homes. The change directly affects manufacturers and buyers of manufactured housing by eliminating these new efficiency mandates. The bill does not establish new standards but removes existing ones from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 8, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · Jan 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill shifted from completely repealing the Department of Energy's authority to set energy efficiency standards for manufactured homes to a softer approach that amends the existing authority by adding specific criteria for how standards may be revised. The engrossed version requires that any standard revisions be based on cost-effectiveness, include estimates of impact on purchase price, and consider factory construction techniques, climate zones, and payback periods. Both versions still void the 2022 DOE final rule on manufactured housing energy standards.

Scope change

The bill moved from a complete elimination of federal authority over manufactured housing energy efficiency standards to a modified framework that retains the authority but imposes specific cost-effectiveness and affordability criteria on any future standard revisions. The 2022 DOE rule is still voided in both versions.

SCOPE

Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act is no longer fully repealed. Instead, it is amended to allow the Secretary of Energy to transmit recommendations for revisions to HUD's preemptive energy conservation standards for manufactured homes, rather than eliminating the authority entirely.

The full repeal of Section 413 (which would have eliminated DOE's role in the standards process) and the associated clerical amendment to the table of contents were removed.

REQUIREMENT

New criteria require that any recommended standard revisions be based on cost-effectiveness (life cycle construction and operating costs), include estimates of impact on initial purchase price of manufactured homes, and consider factory construction techniques, HUD climate zones, alternative methods achieving equivalent energy performance, and estimated payback periods for added costs.

Floor votes · House Jan 9, 2026

How they voted

263–147

Passed · 21 other

Total votes 431

Jan 9, 2026

D Democratic213

57 Yea 147 Nay 9

69% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican217

205 Yea 12

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Introduced

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Jan 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H595)

lower

Jan 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12).

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Dec 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-419.

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Sep 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

lower

Sep 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Sep 8, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors