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House vote: H.R. 5184 // January 9, 2026

Affordable HOMES Act

Sponsor: Erin Houchin (R-IN)

This bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue similar regulations. Specifically, the bill rescinds the DOE final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing and published on May 31, 2022. Under the bill, DOE may provide recommendations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for revisions to energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured housing.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

263 votes, representing 161,916,648 people60.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

147 votes, representing 89,182,194 people33.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon26360.7%
NayLost14733.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%