IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5184 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 12, 2026 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development rec-
ommendations for changes to preemptive energy con-
servation standards applicable to manufactured homes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable Housing 
Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act’’ or the ‘‘Af-
fordable HOMES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO STAND-
ARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 413 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17071) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO STAND-
ARDS.—The Secretary may transmit to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development recommendations for re-
visions to the preemptive energy conservation standards 
established under section 604(g) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5403(g)).’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.—Any rec-
ommendations for revisions to a preemptive energy con-
servation standard transmitted under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) be based on a determination of the cost- 
effectiveness of such standard as proposed to be re-
vised, taking into consideration life cycle construc-
tion and operating costs; 
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‘‘(2) include estimates of the impact of such 
standard as proposed to be revised on the initial 
purchase price of manufactured homes; and 
‘‘(3) be developed taking into consideration— 
‘‘(A) factory construction techniques and 
limitations unique to manufactured homes; 
‘‘(B) climate zones established by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development; 
‘‘(C) alternative methods that achieve 
equivalent or improved energy performance as 
compared to such standard as proposed to be 
revised; and 
‘‘(D) estimated payback periods for any 
added costs arising from such standard as pro-
posed to be revised.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c). 
(b) NO FORCE OR EFFECT.—The final rule titled 
‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Manufactured Housing’’ published by the 
Department of Energy in the Federal Register on May 
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31, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 32728), shall have no force or 
effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 
2026. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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