IV 
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 Assist-
ance Program has successfully met its goals to reduce en-
ergy 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 Assist-
ance Program has helped improve the lives and homes of 
more than 7,000,000 families through its weatherization 
assistance; 
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•HRES 823 IH 
Whereas the Weatherization Assistance Program develops ef-
fective techniques, tools, and professional training for the 
home retrofit industry; 
Whereas low-income families pay a disproportionate share, al-
most 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 experi-
ence 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 part-
ners and State administrators that support home weath-
erization 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 part-
ners 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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•HRES 823 IH 
start careers in the retrofit and homebuilding industry: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Weather-
ization Day’’, a day— 
(A) to raise awareness about and celebrate 
the accomplishments and potential of the 
Weatherization Assistance Program; and 
(B) to inform the public of the benefits of 
the Weatherization Assistance Program, includ-
ing opportunities for eligible individuals to par-
ticipate in the program; 
(2) urges the Departments of Energy, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Agriculture, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency to increase efforts 
to provide weatherization assistance that will im-
prove the quality of life for low-income individuals 
and their families; and 
(3) recognizes the value of community action 
agencies and their nonprofit partners and State ad-
ministrators in connecting low-income residents with 
critical resources through the Weatherization Assist-
ance Program. 
Æ 
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