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H. Rept. 119-480 1 (2026-02-04)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-480







                     WEATHERIZATION ENHANCEMENT AND READINESS ACT
                                                  OF  2025




                     FEBRUARY 4, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. GUTHRIE,  from the Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 1355]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 1355) to amend the Energy  Conservation  and  Produc-
                    tion Act to reauthorize the Weatherization  Assistance  Program,  di-
                    rect the  Secretary of Energy  to establish a  weatherization readi-
                    ness program,  and  for other purposes, having considered  the same,
                    reports  favorably thereon  with  an  amendment and recommends
                    that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

                                                                                     Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  3
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                    Oversight Findings and  Recommendations   ...........................................................  6
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............  6
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate  ...................................................................  6
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  7
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................         7
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  7
                    Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  7
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  8
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ..............       8
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  8
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  8
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  9
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................         9

                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
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