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Designates a short title for the Act and amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to set funding authorizations, caps, and an earmark for the Weatherization Assistance Program for FY2026–FY2030. It authorizes $350 million per year for those fiscal years for the program, limits how much of certain funds may be used for a weatherization innovation subprogram, and requires $2.1 million per year to be reserved for active duty and reserve military households. A technical/conforming edit to the weatherization enhancement provision is also made.
The bill directs meaningful new weatherization funding that will lower energy costs and emissions for low‑income households (with a small dedicated military allocation), at the cost of increased federal spending and tighter limits on innovation funding that could constrain program flexibility and crowd out some non‑military recipients.
Low‑income households will receive expanded weatherization funding ($350M per year for FY2026–FY2030), which lowers their home energy costs and reduces participating households' energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Active‑duty and reserve military households get dedicated weatherization support ($2.1M per year), increasing access to efficiency upgrades for military families.
Taxpayers bear increased federal spending (about $350M per year through FY2030), which may affect budget priorities and requires funding that could come from other programs or deficit spending.
Capping innovation funding at 6% could constrain program flexibility and slow broader weatherization innovation and improvement efforts, reducing long‑term program effectiveness.
Earmarking $2.1M per year specifically for military households may reduce funds available to other vulnerable non‑military low‑income households who also need weatherization support.
Introduced January 13, 2026 by Chris Pappas · Last progress January 13, 2026