Improving Housing Performance Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (16 Jul 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4140)
What this bill does
S. 5020, the Improving Housing Performance Act, would direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to commission an independent, third-party study examining how manufactured homes perform in areas at high risk of natural hazards and extreme weather, such as floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and extreme heat. The study must be commissioned within 90 days of enactment and would assess how manufactured homes built under existing federal construction and safety standards hold up in these areas, identify possible improvements to standards, materials, and installation practices, and consider the cost and affordability effects of such changes. Within 180 days, HUD would submit a public report to the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee containing findings, recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes, cost analyses, and a strategy for improving data collection on manufactured home performance.
The bill primarily affects HUD, the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (which sets federal manufactured housing standards), and independent research organizations that would be enlisted to conduct the study. It also has implications for manufactured home residents, builders, and installers in disaster-prone regions, since the resulting recommendations could eventually shape future federal construction and safety standards.
The bill was introduced on July 16, 2026, by Senator Alex Padilla with Senator Bill Cassidy as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action; further steps would include committee consideration before any vote by the full Senate.
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Timeline
16 Jul 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4140)
Common questions
- What does S. 5020 do?
- S. 5020, the Improving Housing Performance Act, would direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to commission an independent, third-party study examining how manufactured homes perform in areas at high risk of natural hazards and extreme weather, such as floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and extreme heat. The study must be commissioned within 90 days of enactment and would assess how manufactured homes built under existing federal construction and safety standards hold up in these areas, identify possible improvements to standards, materials, and installation practices, and consider the cost and affordability effects of such changes. Within 180 days, HUD would submit a public report to the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee containing findings, recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes, cost analyses, and a strategy for improving data collection on manufactured home performance. The bill primarily affects HUD, the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (which sets federal manufactured housing standards), and independent research organizations that would be enlisted to conduct the study. It also has implications for manufactured home residents, builders, and installers in disaster-prone regions, since the resulting recommendations could eventually shape future federal construction and safety standards. The bill was introduced on July 16, 2026, by Senator Alex Padilla with Senator Bill Cassidy as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action; further steps would include committee consideration before any vote by the full Senate.
- Has S. 5020 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5020. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5020?
- S. 5020 was sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 5020?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4140) (16 Jul 2026).
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