H.R. 75
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Biggs of Arizona
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the or the .
SEC. 2. Energy efficiency standards for housing
- (a) In general
- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture—
- shall withdraw the final determination announced in the notice of final determination entitled (89 Fed. Reg. 33112);
Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing - may not take any action or use any Federal funds to implement or enforce the final determination described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar final determination; and
- shall revert energy efficiency standards for covered programs under such final determination to the energy efficiency standards required before such final determination.
- shall withdraw the final determination announced in the notice of final determination entitled (89 Fed. Reg. 33112);
- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture—
- (b) Action by additional agencies
- (1) Department of Veterans Affairs
- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not take any action or use any Federal funds to implement or enforce a final determination that is substantially similar to the final determination described in subsection (a)(1).
- (2) Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency may not finalize, implement, or enforce a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing.
- (1) Department of Veterans Affairs
- (c) Consideration of State standards
- Section 109(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act () is amended— 42 U.S.C. 12709(d)
- in paragraph (1), by striking
andat the end; - in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and; and- not less than 26 States have adopted an energy efficiency code or standard that meets or exceeds the requirements of the revised code or standard.
- by adding at the end the following:
- in paragraph (1), by striking
- Section 109(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act () is amended— 42 U.S.C. 12709(d)