Text of Senate Amendment 4380

Text of Senate Amendment 4380

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S933] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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. ______