Home Energy Relief Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
Introduced
Summary
Stacking federal energy-efficiency rebates would be allowed under this bill so HOMES rebates and High-Efficiency Electric Home rebates can be combined with other federal grants and rebates. It would also let states and tribes offer a bonus rebate up to 20 percent of the initial rebate for qualified electrification projects in homes built before 1970 and require Department of Energy reporting on uptake, savings, and access for low-income households.
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- Working families and renters would be able to combine these rebates with other federal help, lowering out-of-pocket costs for home upgrades.
- Owners of homes built before 1970 could get a bonus rebate up to 20 percent of their initial rebate for qualified electrification projects, and total rebates cannot exceed the cost of the project.
- State energy offices and Indian Tribes could use grant funds to deliver bonus rebates to eligible entities. The Department of Energy would report to Congress within two years and then annually on the number of households receiving rebates, average household energy savings, and recommendations to increase access for low-income and high-energy-burden households.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Bonus rebates for pre-1970 homes
If enacted, State energy offices and Indian Tribes would be able to give a bonus rebate to someone who already got a high-efficiency electric home rebate for work on housing built before January 1, 1970. The bonus would be paid from program grant funds and would be no more than 20 percent of the initial rebate. The total rebates for a qualified electrification project would not be allowed to exceed the project's cost. The bill would also say that subsection (c)(3)(C) does not apply to these bonus rebates.
Combine federal home energy rebates
If enacted, State energy offices and Indian Tribes would be able to let eligible households combine HOMES and high-efficiency electric home rebates with other Federal grants and rebates. The bill would repeal the statutory paragraphs in Public Law 117-169 that currently bar stacking. Program rules and other laws would still limit how stacking is implemented.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Cosponsors
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
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