SHOWER Act passed the House 175 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 105 words.
Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act This bill provides statutory authority for a revised definition of showerhead for the purpose of federal water efficiency regulations. Specifically, the bill adopts the definition of showerhead established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The bill also requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise existing regulations to reflect the new definition. Executive Order 14264 (titled Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads and issued on April 9, 2025) directed DOE to rescind its regulatory definition of showerhead. This bill provides statutory authority for a new definition that replaces the rescinded regulations.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 27 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 132 words
- Subjects
- Consumer affairsWater use and supply
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 977 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; R · Agreed to