Who it affects
- Manufactured home builders
- Department of Energy
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
Passed the HouseHousingEnergy
Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act
H.R. 5184 · House bill · Introduced Sept. 8, 2025
The Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act would cancel energy efficiency rules for manufactured homes and end the Energy Department’s authority to issue similar rules.
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At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 263 to 147 on Jan. 9.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill cancels the Department of Energy’s May 31, 2022, energy efficiency rule for manufactured homes.
- It also ends the department’s authority to issue similar rules.
- The department may recommend energy standards changes for manufactured homes to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Recommendations must meet the bill’s criteria, including determining whether the changes are worth their cost.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
Jan. 9, 2026 · Passed 263 to 147
- Republicans
- 206 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 57 yes
- 147 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Houchin, Erin (R-IN)
- Introduced
- Sept. 8, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- Jan. 12, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.