U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and several Republican senators have introduced legislation aimed at repealing federal housing mandates related to energy efficiency standards. The proposed bill, known as the HOUSE Act, seeks to overturn the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) final determination on energy efficiency requirements for new construction financed by these agencies.
Senator Young commented on the initiative, stating: “Hoosiers continue to face rising housing costs, and policymakers should be working to expand housing supply and affordability, not imposing new hurdles. These Biden-era mandates add unnecessary expenses and slow down construction at a time when families need relief. Our legislation will restore common-sense standards to increase our housing supply, lower costs, and ensure hard-working Americans have access to safe, affordable places to live.”
Other senators who joined in introducing the bill include John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). In the House of Representatives, Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) has introduced companion legislation.
The full text of the legislation is available for review.
