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H.R. 4593 · Energy
SHOWER Act
Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
What does this mean?

The federal government sets rules limiting how much water showerheads can use, and this bill changes how "showerhead" is legally defined for those rules. Under the new definition, based on standards from a mechanical engineers' professional group, showerheads with multiple sprayers could each be counted separately rather than treated as one combined unit — which matters because current water-efficiency limits apply per showerhead, so this affects how much total water flow is allowed. The Department of Energy, which writes and enforces these appliance efficiency rules, would be required to update its regulations to match this new definition. In practical terms, this could allow for higher water pressure or flow in showers, particularly ones with multiple heads, than the current rules permit.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jul 22, 2025
Passed House
Jan 13, 2026
Received in Senate
Jan 15, 2026
Full action history (24)
Jul 22, 2025Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Nov 19, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 19, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 14.
Dec 3, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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