# 116-hr-5159: Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019

116-hr-5159, Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5159
- Congress: 116
- Title: Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property to include a credit for home energy audits. The amount of such credit is 30% of the cost of a home energy audit, not to exceed $150. The bill defines "home energy audit" to mean an inspection and written report for a dwelling owned and used by a taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence. The audit must identify the most significant and cost-effective energy efficiency improvements for such dwelling, including an estimate of the energy and cost savings for each improvement, and be conducted and prepared by a certified home energy auditor.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5159)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7330)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7027)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5159 (as of 2025-11-18).