Archive · 14 Jan 2026
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.
The House passed the Shower ACT to loosen federal showerhead efficiency standards, allowing more water flow.
The bill passed 226-197, with 11 Democrats supporting it.
Republicans argue it will reduce overregulation and give consumers more choices, while Democrats warn of higher utility bills and environmental impacts.
The bill is part of an effort to codify Trump's executive actions into federal law, with uncertain prospects in the Senate.
Current federal energy law limits showerheads to 2.5 gallons per minute, a standard refined by the Obama administration and later relaxed by Trump before being reversed by Biden.
- Who
- House of Representatives, President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Environmental groups, Democrats, Republicans
- What
- Passage of the Shower ACT to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned), April 2024 (Trump's executive order), 2021 (Biden's reversal)
- Where
- United States, House of Representatives
- Why
- To allow more water to flow through showerheads, fulfilling Trump's desire to 'make showers great again'
- Bill Name
- Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (Shower ACT)
- Vote Count
- 226-197
- Democrats Supporting
- 11
- Current Showerhead Limit
- 2.5 gallons per minute (9.5 litres)
- Trump's Executive Order
- April 2024
- Biden's Reversal
- 2021
- Bill Sponsor
- GOP Rep Russell Fry