This bill updates the official definition of a showerhead to align with new industry standards, excluding safety showerheads. It helps clarify regulations for homeowners and manufacturers.
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 This bill provides statutory authority for a new definition that replaces the rescinded regulations.
1. This bill changes the definition of 'showerhead' in federal law. 2. The new definition follows updated standards from a specific industry group. 3. Safety showerheads are not included in this new definition. 4. The Secretary of Energy must update regulations within 180 days. 5. This aims to reduce confusion and overregulation for homeowners.
Homeowners and manufacturers of showerheads will be directly impacted by this change.