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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1355 
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
Weatherization Assistance Program, direct the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a weatherization readiness program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RILEY of New York, Mr. MOYLAN, 
and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to 
reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program, di-
rect the Secretary of Energy to establish a weatheriza-
tion readiness program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weatherization En-
hancement and Readiness Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. WEATHERIZATION. 
(a) ENHANCEMENT
AND
INNOVATION.—Section 
414D of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6864d) is amended by striking subsection (k). 
(b) AVERAGE COST PER DWELLING UNIT.—Section 
415(c)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,500’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF REWEATHERIZATION LIMITA-
TION.—Section 415(c)(2) of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, or under other Federal pro-
grams’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, may’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘or under other Federal pro-
grams, or from receiving non-Federal assistance for 
weatherization’’. 
(d) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.—Section 415(c) 
of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6865(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(e) WEATHERIZATION READINESS PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation 
and Production Act is amended by adding after sec-
tion 414E (42 U.S.C. 6864e) the following section: 
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‘‘SEC. 414F. WEATHERIZATION READINESS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a weatherization readiness program to provide 
grants to States and tribal organizations to implement 
measures to make dwelling units occupied by low-income 
persons ready to receive weatherization measures pursu-
ant to the weatherization program conducted under this 
part by addressing structural, plumbing, roofing, and elec-
trical issues and environmental hazards, and imple-
menting other measures that the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate, to reduce the frequency of deferrals of 
such weatherization measures when the condition of a 
dwelling unit renders delivery of weatherization measures 
unsafe or ineffective. 
‘‘(b) ALIGNMENT
OF REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, to the extent possible, 
the Secretary shall, in establishing the weatherization 
readiness program under this section— 
‘‘(1) align the requirements of such weatheriza-
tion readiness program with the requirements of the 
weatherization program conducted under this part; 
and 
‘‘(2) seek to reduce barriers to leveraging other 
sources of funding for weatherization readiness 
measures. 
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‘‘(c) SAVINGS-TO-INVESTMENT RATIO.—The weath-
erization readiness program established under this section 
shall not include a savings-to-investment ratio require-
ment. 
‘‘(d) PREVIOUS WEATHERIZATION.—Weatherization 
readiness measures implemented pursuant to the weather-
ization readiness program established under this section 
shall not be considered previous weatherization for pur-
poses of section 415(c)(2). 
‘‘(e) AVERAGE COST PER DWELLING UNIT.—The 
Secretary may establish, or require a State grantee to es-
tablish, a limit for expenditures for weatherization readi-
ness measures, including labor, materials, and related 
matters, to be implemented with respect to a dwelling unit, 
on an average cost per unit basis, pursuant to the weath-
erization readiness program established under this section. 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate funding made available under this section to 
States and tribal organizations in a manner con-
sistent with the allocation of financial assistance for 
weatherization assistance under the weatherization 
program conducted under this part. 
‘‘(2) UPDATED ALLOCATION.—Not sooner than 
October 1, 2029, the Secretary, in consultation with 
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States and tribal organizations, may, by rule, update 
the method to allocate funding to States and tribal 
organizations under this section to more accurately 
reflect the relative need for funding for weatheriza-
tion readiness measures among low-income persons 
throughout the States and Indian tribes. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 
an amount equal to 15 percent of any grant made by the 
Secretary under this section may be used for administra-
tive purposes, except that not more than one-half of such 
amount may be used by any State for such purposes. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents for the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 414E the following: 
‘‘Sec. 414F. Weatherization readiness program.’’. 
(f) REAUTHORIZATION OF WEATHERIZATION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—Paragraph (2) of section 422 of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6872) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’. 
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