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Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 18, 2020
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Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020

This bill updates energy efficiency requirements for new construction or rehabilitation of certain federally assisted housing, as well as for new construction of manufactured housing.

Specifically, new construction or rehabilitation of certain federally assisted housing must comply with recently updated energy efficiency standards issued by certain industry bodies. Current law requires compliance with older versions of these standards.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture may establish additional or different energy efficiency requirements if they are at least as stringent as the otherwise applicable standards.

Additionally, new construction of manufactured housing must comply with standards issued by certain industry bodies or by the Department of Energy.

What's happening now June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7240: Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7240/
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"H.R. 7240: Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7240/.
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H.R. 7240, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7240/.
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