Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S8206)
This bill directs the Secretary of HUD and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw the cited final determination (89 Fed. Reg. 33112) titled "Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing," forbids those agencies from using federal funds to implement or enforce that determination or substantially similar ones, and requires reverting covered programs to the prior energy efficiency standards.
Role of federal standards: liberals emphasize the need for a federal floor to secure energy savings and tenant cost relief; conservatives emphasize limiting federal mandates and preserving state control.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory directive to rescind a named federal determination, constrain agency actions, and amend a statutory standard.
This bill directs the Secretary of HUD and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw the cited final determination (89 Fed.
Reg. 33112) titled "Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing," forbids those agencies from using federal funds to implement or enforce that determination or substantially similar ones, and requires reverting covered programs to the prior energy efficiency standards.
It also bars the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing substantially similar determinations and prevents the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single- and multifamily housing.
Content-wise the bill is narrowly focused and administratively straightforward, which helps its prospects in isolation; however, it addresses a politically sensitive area (energy-efficiency standards and federal authority), includes a strict prohibition across several agencies, and lacks compromise features. Those factors make passage through both chambers and enactment into law less likely unless the legislative body is aligned with its deregulatory goals and can clear procedural hurdles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory directive to rescind a named federal determination, constrain agency actions, and amend a statutory standard. It succeeds in naming the specific determination and authorities to be constrained and in identifying the statutory provision to be amended.
Role of federal standards: liberals emphasize the need for a federal floor to secure energy savings and tenant cost relief; conservatives emphasize limiting federal mandates and preserving state control.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Role of federal standards: liberals emphasize the need for a federal floor to secure energy savings and tenant cost relief; conservatives emphasize limiting federal mandates and preserving state control.
This persona is likely to oppose the bill because it requires withdrawal of a federal energy-efficiency standard for federally financed housing and blocks similar actions by multiple agencies.
They would view the measure as a rollback of a federal tool to reduce energy use, cut utility bills for low-income residents, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
They would also see the 26-State threshold as an added barrier that effectively prevents federal minimum standards.
A centrist would view the bill as a significant policy choice that prioritizes regulatory rollback and state-by-state adoption over a uniform federal standard.
They would weigh the tradeoffs between avoiding potential cost increases from new federal standards and losing standardized energy-efficiency gains.
They would likely want clearer fiscal and empirical justification, and might be open to compromise if the bill included analytic safeguards or temporary pauses rather than permanent blocks.
This persona is likely to support the bill because it withdraws a federal energy-efficiency mandate for HUD/USDA-financed housing, prevents use of federal funds to enforce similar standards, and constrains other agencies (VA and FHFA) from taking comparable actions.
They would see the measure as limiting federal overreach, protecting builders and housing providers from additional regulation and cost, and reinforcing state primacy on technical building standards unless a supermajority of states adopt a standard.
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Content-wise the bill is narrowly focused and administratively straightforward, which helps its prospects in isolation; however, it addresses a politically sensitive area (energy-efficiency standards and federal authority), includes a strict prohibition across several agencies, and lacks compromise features. Those factors make passage through both chambers and enactment into law less likely unless the legislative body is aligned with its deregulatory goals and can clear procedural hurdles.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Role of federal standards: liberals emphasize the need for a federal floor to secure energy savings and tenant cost relief; conservatives e…
Content-wise the bill is narrowly focused and administratively straightforward, which helps its prospects in isolation; however, it address…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory directive to rescind a named federal determination, constrain agency actions, and amend a statutory standard. It succeeds in naming the…
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