119 HR 5263 IH: To require approval from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any Federal manufactured home and safety standards, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5263IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 10, 2025Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo require approval from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any Federal manufactured home and safety standards, and for other purposes.
1.
Primary authority to establish manufactured home construction and safety standards
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 603(7), by inserting energy efficiency, after design,; and (2)in section 604, by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i)
Primary authority To establish standards
(1)
In general
The Secretary shall have the primary authority to establish Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. (2)
Approval from Secretary
(A)
In general
The head of any Federal agency that seeks to establish a Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection— (i) shall submit to the Secretary a proposal describing such standard; and (ii) may not establish such standard without approval from the Secretary. (B)
Rejection of standards
The Secretary shall reject the standards described in subparagraph (A)— (i) if the standards would significantly increase the cost of producing manufactured homes, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) if the standards conflict with existing manufactured home construction and safety standards established by the Secretary; or (iii) for any other reason as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (C)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Secretary to establish new or revised Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. .