Weatherization Resilience and Adaptation Program Act

This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to set up, within 180 days, a grant program for states, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. These groups would pass the money on as grants to eligible property owners, mainly low-income owners and owners of affordable or subsidized housing and manufactured home communities, to make their homes and land better able to withstand climate-driven hazards such as floods, wildfires, and extreme heat. Owners of multifamily buildings who receive grants could not raise rent because of the improvements and could not raise rent for any reason for at least 2 years, with some exceptions. The National Institute of Standards and Technology would publish resilience and adaptation standards. The bill authorizes $250 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the grants and $2 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 for the standards work.

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Sponsors

• Kevin Mullin Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors