Bill · H.R. 5263· House(119-HR-5263)
To require approval from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any Federal manufactured home and safety standards, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 9/10/2025
- Last activity
- 9/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Flood
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the primary authority to establish Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Under this proposal, any other Federal agency wishing to set such standards would have to submit a proposal to the Secretary first. These agencies would be prohibited from establishing a standard without receiving official approval from the Secretary. Additionally, the Secretary is directed to reject standards that significantly increase production costs or conflict with existing standards. The bill also amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include "energy efficiency" in specific sections.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill centralizes authority by requiring other Federal agencies to obtain approval from the Secretary of HUD before establishing standards.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+4
The bill requires the Secretary to reject standards that significantly increase the cost of producing manufactured homes.
Does this make housing cost less?+3
The bill contains provisions to prevent new safety standards from significantly increasing the production costs of manufactured homes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Cost Control: The Secretary is required to reject standards that would significantly increase the cost of producing manufactured homes, which could help keep these homes more affordable (Section 1, Subsection (i)(2)(A)(B)(i)).
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Standard Consistency: The bill requires the Secretary to reject standards that conflict with existing manufactured home construction and safety standards, which could prevent confusion caused by conflicting rules (Section 1, Subsection (i)(2)(A)(B)(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limited Standard Setting: The Secretary is not required to establish any new or revised Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, which could prevent the implementation of updated requirements (Section 1, Subsection (i)(2)(C)).
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Broad Discretionary Power: The Secretary has the authority to reject standards for "any other reason as determined appropriate," which gives a single official significant control over the process (Section 1, Subsection (i)(2)(A)(B)(iii)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Urban Residents+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+3
- 3/18/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Ami BeraDemocrat · California
Emanuel CleaverDemocrat · Missouri
Warren DavidsonRepublican · Ohio
Tim MooreRepublican · North Carolina
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia