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HOUSE Act of 2024

USA118th CongressHR-8624| House 
| Updated: 7/29/2024
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (14)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Financial Services Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2024 or the HOUSE Act of 2024 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw the final determination titled Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing and published on April 26, 2024. The determination adopted updated minimum energy efficiency standards for newly built homes (except manufactured housing) financed through certain HUD and USDA programs. Specifically, it adopted the (1) 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which applies to single family homes and multifamily low-rise buildings up to three stories; and (2) 2019 American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Electrical Society (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES) Standard 90.1, which applies to multifamily residential buildings with four or more stories. HUD and USDA must also revert to using the energy efficiency standards required before the determination. In addition, the bill prohibits HUD, USDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking actions or using federal funds to implement or enforce the determination or any substantially similar determination. It also prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing. Finally, the bill prohibits HUD and USDA from adopting updates to the IECC or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 in certain circumstances unless at least 26 states have adopted codes or standards that meet or exceed the update's requirements.
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Jun 5, 2024
Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • June 5, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • June 5, 2024
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 29, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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HOUSE Act of 2024

USA118th CongressHR-8624| House 
| Updated: 7/29/2024
Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2024 or the HOUSE Act of 2024 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw the final determination titled Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing and published on April 26, 2024. The determination adopted updated minimum energy efficiency standards for newly built homes (except manufactured housing) financed through certain HUD and USDA programs. Specifically, it adopted the (1) 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which applies to single family homes and multifamily low-rise buildings up to three stories; and (2) 2019 American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Electrical Society (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES) Standard 90.1, which applies to multifamily residential buildings with four or more stories. HUD and USDA must also revert to using the energy efficiency standards required before the determination. In addition, the bill prohibits HUD, USDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking actions or using federal funds to implement or enforce the determination or any substantially similar determination. It also prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing. Finally, the bill prohibits HUD and USDA from adopting updates to the IECC or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 in certain circumstances unless at least 26 states have adopted codes or standards that meet or exceed the update's requirements.
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Timeline
Jun 5, 2024
Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • June 5, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • June 5, 2024
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 29, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (14)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Kevin Hern (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Financial Services Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted