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The bill boosts and stabilizes weatherization funding to cut energy costs and improve home comfort for low-income households while increasing federal spending and adding small earmarks and a funding-cap that reduce flexibility and may divert resources from other high-need households.
Low-income households and eligible homeowners receive a predictable, multi-year increase in weatherization funding — $350 million per year (FY2026–FY2030) to improve home energy efficiency, lower energy bills, and improve comfort.
Active duty and reserve military households are guaranteed targeted weatherization support through a $2.1 million per year earmark, increasing access to efficiency upgrades for military families.
The bill authorizes the program for multiple years (FY2026–FY2030), providing stability that helps state and local governments, nonprofits, and grantees plan and deliver weatherization services.
Federal taxpayers face increased spending obligations because the bill authorizes $350 million plus $2.1 million per year over five years, adding to the federal budget outlays.
A statutory cap (no more than 6% of certain funds may be used for section 414D) limits programmatic flexibility and could constrain how states and grantees allocate funds to meet local needs.
The $2.1 million per year earmark for military households could reduce the pool of funds available to other high-need low-income households in some jurisdictions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes WAP funding for FY2026–FY2030 with $350M/year plus a $2.1M/year earmark for active-duty and reserve military households and a 6% cap on a specified funding source.
Introduced January 13, 2026 by Chris Pappas · Last progress January 13, 2026
Amends the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) statutes to add multi-year funding authorizations for FY2026–FY2030, including a new annual $350,000,000 authorization for program activities and a $2,100,000 annual earmark specifically for active-duty and reserve military households. It also adds a limit that no more than 6% of a particular funding source may be used for the new subsection and preserves a short title for the Act.