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A new rule requires energy-efficient homes to meet higher energy efficiency standards to qualify for federal loans.
Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Reduction Act included $1 billion to help states modernize their building codes.
The rule does increase construction costs of a new home by anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.
But federal researchers say those costs are spread out over the course of the mortgage on a less drafty home.
House Republicans included a provision in the next USDA budget to ban the agency from using funds to implement the rule.
The NAHB claim the new rule could add as much as $31,000 to the base price of a new home, a number that Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) repeated at a recent hearing.
Opponents say federal regulators are wrong about how much cost they add to construction.
The ICC agreed to remove some codes that set the stage for electrification by mandating that new homes include the circuitry for electric car chargers and appliances.
Then the ICC proposed stripping governments of their right to vote on energy codes altogether.
The new system proved problematic and difficult to manage, with gas utilities meddling in the process.
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