WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) released a video recorded at the Vista Del Rio Mobile Home Community in Vancouver that outlines her legislation to help bring down energy costs for residents of manufactured homes.
Her provision was included as part of the 2026 Energy, Water Development, and Related Agencies funding bill (see pages 101 and 102), which is now law.
Specifically, it encourages the Department of Energy to prioritize grants available within the Weatherization Assistance Program for manufacturing housing skirting, awning, and other traditional means of energy efficiency.
“Federal energy policy has sort of gotten perverted to saying that you should have the highest, fanciest, shiniest new technology, where in a lot of parts of the country, we’ve known for a long time how to keep our energy prices low. So, one of the things I prioritized in Appropriations this year was making sure that things like a skirt on a mobile home or an awning are recognized as the incredible technology that they are, and a really powerful way to keep energy costs down for a homeowner,” said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez in the video.
Click HERE to watch full video.
Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez met with residents of Vista Del Rio in October of 2025 and previously introduced the Lowering Energy Costs for Manufactured Homeowners Act, which would create a tax credit for installing or updating energy-saving skirting.
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