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HR 5184 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Affordable HOMES Act

In plain language: This bill cancels federal energy efficiency standards established in 2022 for newly built manufactured homes, aiming to keep upfront purchase prices affordable for buyers. It strips the Department of Energy of its authority to impose direct construction mandates, returning primary control over manufactured housing standards to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Moving forward, any energy recommendations from the Department of Energy must strictly account for factory construction limits, upfront sticker prices, and how long it takes for utility savings to pay back added costs.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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People affected—The text applies to manufactured home standards broadly but does not cite the number of manufacturers, homes, or residents affected.
Fiscal magnitude—The bill text contains no appropriations, fee authorizations, or specified dollar amounts.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Greenhouse-gas policy−35Regulation (cross-sector)−40

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Manufactured home buildersRelieves manufactured home builders from having to comply with the Department of Energy's May 2022 energy conservation standards rule, which is voided under Sec. 2(b).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of EnergyLoses the authority to independently issue mandatory energy standards for manufactured housing, has its May 2022 final rule nullified (Sec. 2(b)), and must satisfy specific criteria—such as estimating purchase price impacts and payback periods—whenever submitting recommendations to HUD (Sec. 2(a)).provisional

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

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Allows the Department of Energy to propose energy efficiency recommendations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for manufactured homes, rather than establishing mandatory federal standards on its own.

    Sec. 2(a)(1)provisional

  2. Requires any recommended energy standards to be based on cost-effectiveness and to evaluate impacts on the initial purchase price of manufactured homes, factory construction limits, climate zones, and payback periods for added costs.

    Sec. 2(a)(2)provisional

  3. Nullifies the Department of Energy's May 2022 final rule that established energy conservation standards for manufactured housing.

    Sec. 2(b)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jan 12, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jan 9, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jan 9, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Jan 9, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H595)
  5. Jan 9, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 147 (Roll no. 12).
  6. Jan 7, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 977 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
  7. Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-419.
  8. Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-419.
  9. Dec 3, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 16.
  10. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House

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