Official Summaries

Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies the Weatherization Assistance Program. Under the program, the Department of Energy (DOE) provides grants for low-income households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.

The bill increases the cap on the average assistance provided per home from $6,500 to $12,000.

The bill also directs DOE to include in its annual report to Congress a description of the impacts of enhancement and innovation readiness efforts on eligibility for assistance under the program.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1355 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 410
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1355

                          [Report No. 119-480]

To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
 Weatherization Assistance Program, direct the Secretary of Energy to 
 establish a weatherization readiness program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2025

Mr. Tonko (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Moylan, 
 and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                            February 4, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Mullin, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. 
Bishop, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Correa, Mr. Mannion, 
 Ms. McClellan, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Titus, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Moulton, 
           Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Min, and Mr. Pappas

                            February 4, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 13, 2025]


_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
 Weatherization Assistance Program, direct the Secretary of Energy to 
 establish a weatherization readiness program, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weatherization Enhancement and 
Readiness Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. WEATHERIZATION.

    (a) Average Cost Per Dwelling Unit.--Section 415(c)(1) of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``$6,500'' and inserting ``$12,000''.
    (b) Reauthorization of Weatherization Assistance Program.--Section 
422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
        2028;
            ``(2) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and
            ``(3) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.''.

SEC. 3. READINESS REPORT.

    Section 414D(i) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6864d(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``achieved.'' and 
        inserting ``achieved; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the impacts of enhancement and innovation readiness 
        efforts on eligibility for the weatherization program conducted 
        under this part.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 410

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1355

                          [Report No. 119-480]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
 Weatherization Assistance Program, direct the Secretary of Energy to 
 establish a weatherization readiness program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            February 4, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed