Mr. Speaker, returning to the legislation before us, we are here to debate H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. Again, I thank the gentleman from Texas' 12th Congressional District for sponsoring this legislation. This legislation is about reversing the damage caused by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act's aggressive regulatory agenda and taxpayer-funded spending spree. Whatever happened to the free market? What has happened to consumer choice? Housing affordability is a critical issue facing the American people. Look at the numbers.
H.R. 4758: Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
Introduced Jul 25, 20252 cosponsors
Sponsor
Craig Goldman
Republican · TX-12
Bill Progress
IntroducedJul 25
Committee
Pass HouseFeb 25
Pass Senate
Signed
Law
Latest Action · Feb 25, 2026
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Passed the House, received in Senate
Congress moves to repeal IRA home energy rebates
3 min readLast updated June 14, 2026
Why it matters
Three Inflation Reduction Act programs are on the chopping block: home electrification rebates, grants to train efficiency contractors, and help for states adopting modern building codes. The IRA originally set aside roughly $4.3 billion for the rebate program alone, and H.R. 4758 rescinds whatever money states haven't already committed. The bill passed the House 210-199 and now sits in the Senate.
The Homeowner Energy Freedom Act repeals three energy programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. One funds rebates for high-efficiency electric home upgrades. One pays for grants to train home-energy contractors. One helps states and cities adopt the latest building energy codes.
The biggest practical effect lands on the rebate program. If the bill becomes law, the legal basis for those rebates goes away, and any unspent money is rescinded. States, homeowners, and contractors expecting future funding would lose it.
The bill also cancels unspent funds for the building-code program and cleans up a now-orphaned reference to the rebate program elsewhere in the law. According to the bill's official summary, the money for the contractor-training grants was already rescinded by a 2025 reconciliation law, so this bill mainly ends the program on paper.
This is one front in a larger fight over the IRA and how big a role the federal government should play in household energy choices. Backers argue homeowners shouldn't be steered by taxpayer-funded incentives. Critics argue the bill makes it harder and more expensive for families to upgrade, cut energy use, and hire trained contractors.
H.R. 4758 Bill Summary
What H.R. 4758 actually does.
1
Ends home electrification rebates
Repeals the high-efficiency electric home rebate program, which funded state-run rebates for electric appliances and efficiency upgrades in low- and moderate-income households.
2
Stops contractor training grants
Repeals the state-based program that funded training for home energy efficiency contractors.
3
Repeals building code assistance
Ends federal help for states and local governments adopting the latest and zero-energy building codes.
4
Claws back unspent money
Rescinds the unobligated balances of the rebate and building-code programs as they stood the day before enactment.
5
Removes an orphaned legal reference
Strikes a cross-reference to the repealed rebate program from elsewhere in the law so the statute lines up with the repeal.
Who benefits from H.R. 4758?
Lawmakers seeking to unwind the IRA
The bill advances a broader Republican effort to roll back the clean-energy and efficiency programs enacted in 2022.
Fiscal conservatives
They see reduced federal spending and the end of programs they view as subsidies for choices people would make on their own.
Conventional heating and fuel interests
Fewer federal incentives steering households toward electric appliances means less pressure away from gas-based systems.
Who is affected by H.R. 4758?
Homeowners planning electric upgrades
An estimated audience of low- and moderate-income households could lose access to rebates for efficient electric appliances and related improvements.
States running rebate programs
States that built programs around this funding would have to halt, shrink, or redesign them if the federal money and authority disappear.
Efficiency and electrification contractors
They could see less demand and lose the training support meant to build a skilled workforce for home energy upgrades.
Builders and code officials
Those working toward updated or zero-energy building codes would lose the federal assistance tied to adopting them.
On the Record
What Congress Is Saying
13 legislators have weighed in on H.R. 4758 — 9 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4758. It is a bill that is going to sock it to the pocketbooks of our hardworking neighbors back home. Republicans appear to be doing everything they can to stick their heads in the sand when it comes to the affordability squeeze. Higher costs, that is the last thing that our neighbors back home need right now. Yet, there is this relentless march by Republicans to bring bills to the floor that rip away savings from people who could really use it right now. What does this bill do?
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, sponsored by the gentleman from Texas' 12th Congressional District. The Homeowner Energy Freedom Act repeals disastrous policies from the Inflation Reduction Act that were used to subsidize expensive mandates and implement backdoor fossil fuel bans. Today, in the United States, the dream of home ownership is out of reach for far too many Americans. In fact, 75 percent of households today cannot afford a medium-priced home. {time} 0920 Mr.
H.R. 4758 also appeared in 2 more House floor references and 2 routine cosponsor filings.
HR4758 Legislative Journey
House: Passed 210-199
Feb 25, 2026
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 199, 1 Present (Roll no. 78). (text: CR H2301)
+10 more actions this day
House: Passed
Feb 24, 2026
Rule H. Res. 1075 passed House.
+1 more action this day
House: Committee Action
Feb 4, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-484.
House: Vote: 25-21
Dec 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
House: Vote: 16-14
Nov 19, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
House: Committee Action
Jul 25, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
About the Sponsor
Craig Goldman
Republican, Texas' 12th congressional district · 1 years in Congress
Committees: Energy and Commerce
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Cosponsors (2)
No new cosponsors in 332 days — momentum stalled
All 2 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Texas.
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Committee Sponsors
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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What laws does H.R. 4758 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 50122 of Public Law 117-169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a) (relating to a high-efficiency electric home rebate program). (2) Section 50123 of Public Law 117-169 (42 U.S.C. 18795b) (relating to State-based home energy efficiency contractor training grants). (3) Section 50131 of Public Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 2041) (relating to assistance for latest and zero building energy code adoption). (b) Rescissions.--The unobligated balances of any amounts made available under each of sections 50122 and 50131 of Public Law 117-169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a; 136 Stat. 2041) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 50121(c)(7) of Public Law 117- 169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(c)(7))
striking ``, including a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate program (as defined in section 50122(d)),''
H.R. 4758 Quick Facts
Cosponsors
2
- Committee
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Energy
- Introduced
- Jul 25, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Official Sources
H.R. 4758 on Congress.gov
The official bill page with full text, status, votes, and action history for the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act.
CBO Cost Estimate for H.R. 4758
Congressional Budget Office estimate finding about $300 million in unobligated balances would be rescinded, with no net effect on direct spending over 2026-2035.
House Report 119-484
The Energy and Commerce Committee report accompanying the bill, laying out the case for repealing the three IRA programs.
DOE Home Energy Rebates
The Department of Energy portal for the state-run rebate programs this bill would repeal, including electrification and appliance rebates.
42 U.S.C. 18795a — High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program
The statute (Section 50122 of Public Law 117-169) the bill repeals, authorizing $4.275 billion in state and tribal electrification rebates.
42 U.S.C. 18795b — Contractor Training Grants
The statute (Section 50123 of Public Law 117-169) authorizing $200 million in state grants to train home energy efficiency contractors, also repealed by the bill.
DOE Building Energy Codes Program
The Department of Energy program that provides states and localities technical help adopting modern building energy codes, the third program this bill targets.
Who is lobbying on H.R. 4758?
4 organizations lobbying on this bill
Total filings: 5
EGIS | 2 |
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMY | 1 |
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC. | 1 |
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL | 1 |
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H.R. 4758 Common Questions
Will I still be able to get a federal rebate for a heat pump or electric appliances?
Not if H.R. 4758 becomes law. It repeals the high-efficiency electric home rebate program, ending the legal basis for those state-run rebates. For now the program still exists — the bill has only passed the House.
What happens to rebate money my state hasn't spent yet?
The bill rescinds the unobligated balances — money not yet committed — as they stood the day before it takes effect. Funds a state has already locked into projects aren't pulled back, but anything still sitting unspent would be.
Which IRA programs does H.R. 4758 actually repeal?
Three: the high-efficiency electric home rebate program, the state grants that train home energy efficiency contractors, and the federal assistance for adopting the latest and zero-energy building codes.
What's the status of H.R. 4758 — has it become law?
No. The House passed it 210-199 on February 25, 2026, and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee now has it. It needs to clear the Senate and be signed before any program ends.
Does this cancel rebates people already received or projects already approved?
The bill targets the program going forward and rescinds money that hasn't been committed. It doesn't claw back rebates already paid out, but it ends the path for future ones once it takes effect.
Does H.R. 4758 also end the contractor training grants?
Yes — it repeals that program too. According to the bill's official summary, the unspent money for those grants was already rescinded by a 2025 reconciliation law, so this bill mainly closes out the program on paper.
Why do supporters want to repeal these programs?
Backers argue the federal government shouldn't use taxpayer-funded incentives to steer homeowners toward electric upgrades, and that cutting the programs reduces federal spending. Critics counter that the rebates lower energy bills for working families.
Based on H.R. 4758 bill text
H.R. 4758 Bill Text
“To repeal provisions of Public Law 117–169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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