SHOWER Act

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Introduced 2025-07-22Topic: energy · environment

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act This bill provides statutory authority for a revised definition of showerhead for the purpose of federal water efficiency regulations. Specifically, the bill adopts the definition of showerhead established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The bill also requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise existing regulations to reflect the new definition. Executive Order 14264 (titled Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads and issued on April 9, 2025) directed DOE to rescind its regulatory definition of showerhead. This bill provides statutory authority for a new definition that replaces the rescinded regulations.

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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2026-01-13	House roll 23	On Passage	Passed	226	197
2026-01-13	House roll 22	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	209	215

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	refer
2026-01-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-13	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR 1/7/2026 H127)
2026-01-13		Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR 1/7/2026 H127)	floor pass
2026-01-13	House	On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 22).
2026-01-13	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2026-01-13	House	Mr. Riley (NY) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H695)
2026-01-13	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H695-696)
2026-01-13	House	Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 4593.
2026-01-07	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 4593 would be postponed.
2026-01-07	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-01-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4593.
2026-01-07	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
2026-01-07	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 977. (consideration: CR H127-132)
2026-01-07	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 977 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
2025-12-30	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363.
2025-12-30	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-417.	report
2025-12-30		Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-417.	report
2025-12-03	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 20.	refer
2025-12-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-11-19	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 14.	refer
2025-11-19	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-07-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.	refer
2025-07-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	refer
2025-07-22		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-07-22		Introduced in House	introduce

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