Homeowner Energy Freedom Act passed the House 214 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJul 25, 2025
ReportedDec 3, 2025
Passed one chamberFeb 24, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act This bill repeals the Department of Energy's (1) high-efficiency electric home rebate program for certain electrification projects in low- or moderate-income households, (2) state-based home energy efficiency contractor training grants, and (3) assistance for states and local governments to adopt specified building energy codes. It also rescinds any unobligated balances available for the rebates or adopting the building energy codes. (The unobligated balances for the contractor training grants were previously rescinded by the 2025 reconciliation act.)
Context
- 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
- 1 of 14 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 169 words
- Subjects
- AppropriationsBuilding constructionEnergy efficiency and conservationIncome tax creditsLighting, heating, coolingResidential rehabilitation and home repair +1 more
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1075 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]