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H.R. 3456 117th Congress House

HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021

Official title: To make grants to support online training of residential contractors and rebates for the energy efficiency upgrades of homes and multifamily buildings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 20, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021

This bill provides support for energy efficiency upgrades in homes.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program that supports training on how to efficiently retrofit homes. In addition, DOE must establish a Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 7, 2022
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 14, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 2, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 20, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 20, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 20, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 20, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 20, 2021
McKinley, David
· May 20, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 20, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3456: HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3456/
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"H.R. 3456: HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3456/.
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