Archive · 14 Jan 2026

House passes bill to loosen showerhead regulations

House passes bill to loosen showerhead regulations

The House of Representatives passed a bill called the Shower ACT.

This bill makes it so showerheads can have more water flow.

Republicans say it will make showers better and give people more choices.

Democrats and environmental groups are worried it will make water bills higher and use more water.

The bill is part of a bigger effort to make some of President Trump's old rules into official laws.

Right now, the bill's future in the Senate is not clear.

For a long time, there have been rules about how much water showerheads can use.

Trump changed these rules, but the Biden administration changed them back.

This new bill wants to change them again to let more water flow.

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