Congress orders study on how mobile homes handle storms.
S. 5020 — Improving Housing Performance Act · Filed by Alex Padilla (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells HUD to pay for a study. The study will look at how mobile homes hold up in floods, big storms, wildfires, and earthquakes. It will also look at extreme heat. HUD must finish the study in 90 days. HUD must report to Congress in 180 days. The report must include findings and ideas for new rules. It must also include cost facts and a plan to collect better data.
Who it affects
People who live in mobile homes in flood or storm areas are affected. People in areas with wildfires, earthquakes, or extreme heat are affected. Companies that make mobile homes will get the study results.
One thing to notice
The bill orders a study and report. It does not require HUD or Congress to use the findings. The study may show that current rules do not protect people well in storm areas.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- mobile homes — Houses built in factories and moved to land, not built on site.
- HUD — The federal agency that makes rules about homes and housing.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 21, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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