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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 823 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Weatherization Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2023 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. TONKO, and Mrs. RAMIREZ) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Weatherization Day’’. 

Whereas the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program has successfully met its goals to reduce energy bills and improve the health and safety of Americans 

with the lowest incomes during its four-decade history; 

Whereas the Weatherization Assistance Program supports 

about 8,500 jobs and provides weatherization assistance 

to approximately 35,000 homes annually; 

Whereas, since it began in 1976, the Weatherization Assistance Program has helped improve the lives and homes of 

more than 7,000,000 families through its weatherization 

assistance; 


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Whereas the Weatherization Assistance Program develops effective techniques, tools, and professional training for the 

home retrofit industry; 

Whereas low-income families pay a disproportionate share, almost 14 percent, of their annual income on energy costs, 

the need for weatherization assistance is urgent; 

Whereas homes occupied by low-income families eligible for 

assistance under the Weatherization Assistance Program 

are predominantly energy inefficient and more likely to 

contain old appliances and equipment that do not meet 

contemporary safety or energy efficiency standards; 

Whereas rigorous evaluations by the Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory have demonstrated that average energy usage 

for households benefitting from weatherization assistance 

drops by more than 20 percent, and residents also experience improved health, including fewer hospital visits, in 

homes that have received assistance for upgrades under 

the Weatherization Assistance Program; 

Whereas community action agencies and their nonprofit partners and State administrators that support home weatherization services and retrofits for eligible households also 

effectively mobilize local, utility, and charitable funding 

to maximize Federal investments, increasing the reach 

and benefits of the Weatherization Assistance Program 

threefold; and 

Whereas community action agencies and their nonprofit partners and State administrators that administer the 

Weatherization Assistance Program recruit residents of 

underserved and disadvantaged communities to be 

trained, and employed in the program, and subsequently 


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start careers in the retrofit and homebuilding industry: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Weather3 ization Day’’, a day— 

4 (A) to raise awareness about and celebrate 

5 the accomplishments and potential of the 

6 Weatherization Assistance Program; and 

7 (B) to inform the public of the benefits of 

8 the Weatherization Assistance Program, includ9 ing opportunities for eligible individuals to par10 ticipate in the program; 

11 (2) urges the Departments of Energy, Housing 

12 and Urban Development, and Agriculture, and the 

13 Environmental Protection Agency to increase efforts 

14 to provide weatherization assistance that will im15 prove the quality of life for low-income individuals 

16 and their families; and 

17 (3) recognizes the value of community action 

18 agencies and their nonprofit partners and State ad19 ministrators in connecting low-income residents with 

20 critical resources through the Weatherization Assist21 ance Program. 

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