HR 4593
SHOWER Act
Summary
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 its regulatory definition of showerhead. This bill provides statutory authority for a new definition that replaces the rescinded regulations.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Russell Fry [R-SC-7]
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Policy area
- Energy
- Introduced
- 2025-07-22
- Latest action
- 2026-01-15: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee referrals
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-01-15
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-01-13
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-01-13
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-30
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-03
Recent actions
- 2026-01-15: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2026-01-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-01-13: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR 1/7/2026 H127)
- 2026-01-13: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 23).
- 2026-01-13: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 22).