[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S933]
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  SA 4380. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill 
to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY ON INCREASING THE RESILIENCY OF MANUFACTURED 
                   HOMES IN AREAS AT HIGH-RISK OF NATURAL HAZARDS 
                   AND WEATHER EXTREMES.

       (a) Manufactured Home Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``manufactured home''--
       (1) means a manufactured home, as defined in section 603 of 
     the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
     Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402); and
       (2) includes any other home determined by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development to be a manufactured home.
       (b) Study Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall commission a public study that evaluates 
     evidence about the performance and safety of manufactured 
     homes built and installed under the Federal Manufactured Home 
     Construction and Safety Standards (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Standards''), as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, in areas at high-risk of natural 
     hazards and weather extremes.
       (c) Research Objectives.--The study required under 
     subsection (c), and the report required under subsection (d), 
     shall--
       (1) inform future updates to the Standards considered by 
     the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee; and
       (2) include substantive sections relating to--
       (A) establishing clear, data-driven criteria for defining 
     ``high risk areas'' for natural hazards, including floods, 
     wildfires, tropical storms and hurricanes, tornadoes, 
     earthquakes, and extreme heat;
       (B) an evaluation of the best available data and evidence 
     about the performance of modern manufactured homes in high 
     risk areas described in subparagraph (A), and the 
     identification of materials and engineering practices that 
     could improve their performance;
       (C) an evaluation of the best available data and evidence 
     about the performance of manufactured homes installed to the 
     Standards in high risk areas described in subparagraph (A), 
     and the identification of materials and practices that could 
     improve their performance;
       (D) the effects on affordability and cost effectiveness of 
     the potential improvements in the design, construction, and 
     installation of manufactured homes in high risk areas 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (E) the identification of deficiencies in current data 
     regarding the performance of manufactured homes, based on 
     their design, construction, and installation, in high risk 
     areas described in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     completion of the study required under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives and make publicly available on the website 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development a report 
     that includes--
       (A) findings from the research conducted under subsection 
     (c);
       (B) recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes 
     to improve the performance of manufactured homes with respect 
     to natural hazards and extreme weather events, which shall 
     include an analysis of the effects of implementing these 
     recommendations on overall affordability, including the 
     upfront costs to produce and install the manufactured homes, 
     as well as the long-term costs of owning and operating the 
     manufactured homes in areas at high-risk of natural hazards 
     and weather extremes; and
       (C) a strategy for improving data collection on 
     manufactured home performance during and after extreme 
     weather events.
       (2) Preparation and consultation.--The report required 
     under paragraph (1) shall be prepared by not less than 1 
     independent and non-partisan research organization--
       (A) under the supervision of the Office of Policy 
     Development and Research of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development; and
       (B) in consultation with the Manufactured Housing Consensus 
     Committee, experts from the manufactured home industry, and 
     State and local building officials.
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