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HR 1355 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025

In plain language: This bill increases the average federal spending limit for the Weatherization Assistance Program from $6,500 to $12,000 per home, enabling more extensive energy-saving upgrades for low-income households. It authorizes between $300 million and $350 million annually in federal funding for the program from fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Additionally, it requires federal officials to report on how pre-weatherization home repairs and readiness programs affect families' eligibility to receive services.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, issue tags, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the bill adjusts dwelling-unit spending caps and funding authorizations but does not specify the number of households or individuals receiving assistance.
Fiscal magnitude$1.6Bprovisional · pending reviewSec. 2(b) authorizes $300,000,000 annually for FY 2026–2028, $325,000,000 for FY 2029, and $350,000,000 for FY 2030, totaling $1,575,000,000 over 5 years.
Reach40provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Spending vs. restraint+25Welfare & anti-poverty+35Greenhouse-gas policy+30

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Households receiving weatherization assistanceSec. 2(a) increases the allowable average spending limit per dwelling unit from $6,500 to $12,000, allowing for more extensive home energy efficiency and weatherization improvements.provisional
  • Weatherization program grantees and local administratorsSec. 2(b) authorizes increased annual federal funding of $300 million for FY 2026–2028, $325 million for FY 2029, and $350 million for FY 2030 to support program operations and retrofits.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Federal weatherization program administratorsSec. 3 imposes a new reporting requirement to evaluate and document how enhancement and innovation readiness activities impact household eligibility for weatherization assistance.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Increases the average allowable spending limit per home under the Weatherization Assistance Program from $6,500 to $12,000.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Authorizes funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program at $300 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, $325 million for fiscal year 2029, and $350 million for fiscal year 2030.

    Sec. 2(b)provisional

  3. Requires federal weatherization reports to evaluate how enhancement and innovation readiness activities impact household eligibility for the program.

    Sec. 3provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Feb 4, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
  2. Feb 4, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-480.
  3. Feb 4, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-480.
  4. Dec 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.
  5. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
  6. Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House

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