H.R. 7042

119 HR 7042 IH: Heroes Home Energy Savings Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS
  2d Session  H. R. 7042  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2026   Mr. Pappas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To expand the Weatherization Assistance Program for activities related to active duty and reserve military households, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Heroes Home Energy Savings Act  .
2.
Financial assistance for WAP enhancement and innovation
(a)
Funding
Section 414D of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6864d ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (j)(1), by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Fiscal years 2026 through 2030
For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, of the amount made available under section 422(3) for such fiscal year to carry out the weatherization program under this part (not including any of such amount made available for Department of Energy headquarters training or technical assistance)—
(i)
not more than 6 percent of such amount made available under section 422(3)(A) may be used to carry out this section; and
(ii)
$2,100,000 made available under section 422(3)(B) shall be used to carry out this section with respect to active duty and reserve military households.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (k), by striking  2025  and inserting  2030 .
(b)
Authorization of appropriations
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6872 ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030—
(A)
$350,000,000; and
(B)
$2,100,000 to be used to carry out section 414D with respect to active duty and reserve military households, as described in section 414D(j)(1)(C)(ii).
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