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Full committee markup of 15 bills.

Markup memo

Items to be considered:

• H.R. 1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act (Reps. Pfluger and Soto)
• H.R. 1588, Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Dingell)
• H.R. 1665, DIGITAL Applications Act (Reps. Cammack and Matsui)
• H.R. 1681, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act (Reps. Evans and Craig)
• H.R. 1731, Standard FEES Act (Reps. Palmer and Ryan)
• H.R. 6046, Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act (Reps. Joyce, Landsman, and Peters)
• H.R. 2289, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (Rep. Carter)
• H.R. 3474, Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (Rep. Weber)
• H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act (Rep. Langworthy)
• H.R. 5184, Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (Affordable HOMES) Act (Rep. Houchin)
• H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act (Rep. Langworthy)
• H.R. 4593, Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act (Rep. Fry)
• H.R. 4758, Homeowner Energy Freedom Act (Rep. Goldman)
• H.R. 4626, Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act (Rep. Allen)
• H.R. 1355, Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025 (Rep. Tonko)

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H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act (Rep. Langworthy)

This legislation would prohibit state or local governments from implementing, adopting, or enforcing any law, regulation or policy that directly or indirectly prohibits or limits access to an energy service based on the type or source of energy that is sold. (Rep. Langworthy introduced this legislation on June 4, 2025). On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, as amended, by a voice vote. The subcommittee adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Langworthy. The amendment struck section 2(b) of the underlying legislation.

H.R. 5184, Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (Affordable HOMES) Act (Rep. Houchin)

This legislation would repeal section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 relating to energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing. This legislation would also nullify the final rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Standards for Manufactured Housing,” published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022.1 (Rep. Houchin introduced this legislation on September 8, 2025). On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, as amended, by a voice vote. The subcommittee adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Auchincloss. The amendment allows the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding energy conservation standards for manufactured housing.

H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act (Rep. Langworthy) This legislation would repeal section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise federal building energy efficiency performance standards for new buildings and major renovation with designs that phase out on-site fossil fuel-generated energy consumption. (Rep. Langworthy introduced this legislation on July 23, 2025). On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, as amended, by a roll call vote of 16 yeas and 14 nays. The subcommittee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute, offered by Rep. Langworthy. The amendment makes changes to repeal section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), while maintaining high performance certification systems and levels for building projects.

H.R. 4593, Saving Homeowners from Overregulation with Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act (Rep. Fry)

This legislation would codify the definition of a showerhead to be consistent with the ASME A112.18.1-2018 standard. (Rep. Fry introduced this legislation on July 22, 2025.) On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, without amendment, by a roll call vote of 17 yeas and 14 nays.

H.R. 4758, Homeowner Energy Freedom Act (Rep. Goldman)

This legislation would repeal the following sections of the Inflation Reduction Act: section 50122, establishing a new high efficiency electric home rebate program; section 50123, establishing the home energy efficiency contractor training grants; and section 50131, to provide financial assistance to states and localities to adopt the certain energy conservation building codes. (Rep. Goldman introduced this legislation on July 25, 2025). On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, without amendment, by a roll call vote of 16 yeas and 14 nays.

H.R. 4626, Don’t Mess with My Home Appliances Act (Rep. Allen)

This legislation amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to reform DOE’s procedures for issuing energy efficiency standards. The legislation prohibits DOE from prescribing any new or amended energy efficiency standards for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified. H.R. 4626 defines a minimum threshold for energy or water savings that must be achieved to justify a new regulation and establishes several new factors that DOE must consider, including the cost to lowincome households and the full lifecycle costs associated with requiring consumers to purchase a new qualifying appliance. (Rep. Allen introduced this legislation on July 23, 2025).

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, as amended, by a roll call vote of 17 yeas and 14 nays. The subcommittee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute, offered by Rep. Allen. The amendment aligns all compliance dates to be 5 years following a final rule, requires test procedures to be issued at least 180 days before rulemaking action, maintains provisions of current law related to DOJ reviews, clarifies DOE’s authority to amend water efficiency standards for clothes washers and dishwashers, as well as other changes that overall improve the underlying legislation.

H.R. 1355, Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025 (Rep. Tonko)

This legislation would reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program through fiscal year 2030 at current funding levels ($350 million each year). Additionally, H.R. 1355 would amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to remove the prohibition on dwelling units which have received such funds from eligibility for other federal weatherization programs, and it raises the maximum amount of financial assistance per dwelling unit from $6,000 to $12,000. This legislation would also authorize for the first time the Weatherization Readiness Program which provides funds to states and localities to address issues in low-income dwelling units to make the dwelling unit eligible for other weatherization measures. (Rep. Tonko introduced this legislation on February 13, 2025). On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Subcommittee on Energy forwarded the bill to the full committee, as amended, by a voice vote.