Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act This bill provides statutory authority for a revised definition of showerhead for the purpose of federal water efficiency regulations. Specifically, the bill adopts the definition of showerhead established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The bill also requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise existing regulations to reflect the new definition. Executive Order 14264 (titled Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads and issued on April 9, 2025) directed DOE to rescind i
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act" or the "SHOWER Act".
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act .
2Revised definition of showerhead
This section would replace the definition of "showerhead" in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(31)(D)) with a new definition: a showerhead would be whatever meets the meaning given to that term in the industry standard ASME A112.18.1-2024, except that safety shower showerheads would not count as showerheads under this definition. Within 180 days after the Act becomes law, the Secretary of Energy would be required to issue whatever revisions to federal regulations are necessary to make those regulations match this new definition.
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2. Revised definition of showerhead
(a) In general
Section 321(31)(D) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6291(31)(D) ) is amended to read as follows:
(D) The term showerhead has the meaning given such term in ASME A112.18.1–2024, except such term does not include safety shower showerheads.
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(b) Revisions to regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall promulgate such revisions to regulations as may be necessary to conform such regulations to the definition of showerhead in section 321(31)(D) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.
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of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
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Who is lobbying on this
PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS INTERNATIONALvia POTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC
4 filings
ALLIANCE FOR WATER EFFICIENCYvia PEDRO PEDROZA RODRIGUEZ
3 filings
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMYvia BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
3 filings
SIERRA CLUBvia SIERRA CLUB
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AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILvia CASCADE ASSOCIATES
1 filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSvia LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
1 filing
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICTvia SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
1 filing
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)via LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
1 filing
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2026-01-15).