{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.risch.senate.gov/news/press-releases/risch-introduces-bill-to-lower-cost-of-housing/", "Risch Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of Housing", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "James E. Risch", "R000584", "www.risch.senate.gov", "risch", "https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (HOMES) Act to eliminate duplicative federal energy efficiency regulations on manufactured housing to reduce costs for homebuyers.\n\n\u201cHomeownership is central to the American dream, and I am committed to making that a reality attainable for every hardworking Idahoan,\u201d said Risch. \u201cMy Affordable HOMES Act will cut unnecessary federal regulations to help lower the price of manufactured housing as we continue to fight to keep the American dream within reach.\u201d\n\nCurrently, the Department of Energy and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have overlapping authority over energy efficiency standards, creating burdensome and costly regulations for manufacturers. Streamlining federal oversight to give HUD sole authority of energy standards is estimated to save an average of $4,222 per home.\n\nRisch is joined by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing the Affordable HOMES Act.\n\nThe Affordable HOMES Act is supported by the Manufactured Housing Institute.", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.risch.senate.gov/news/press-releases/risch-introduces-bill-to-lower-cost-of-housing/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8022701367735863, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}