Building Resilient Housing

This task force will focus on building out our housing stock in a way that addresses the dual crises of housing affordability and climate change. Access to safe, high-quality, and attainable housing should be a fundamental right, which is why we need to support market-based, mixed-income approaches that can meet the needs of families at all income levels. At the same time, our nation's housing stock is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions, presenting a transformative opportunity to fight climate change while promoting housing that is more resilient and sustainable. The Task Force will therefore focus on multifaceted solutions that meet the urgency of our housing crisis—addressing ballooning insurance rates due to extreme weather events; investing in energy-efficient upgrades and renewables to lower utility bills; and building new housing that helps connect Americans to essential services like reliable transportation and workforce opportunities.

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Jul 28, 2026
SEEC Building Resilient Housing Task Force Leads Call to Protect DOE’s Cost-Saving, Energy-Efficiency Program
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA) and Johnny Olszewski (MD), along with 37 of their colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright opposing a recently proposed rule that will make it substantially harder to adopt new efficiency standards that drive energy- and cost-savings for American families and businesses.
Jun 30, 2026
Dems urge continuation of energy efficiency credits

By Amelia Davidson

E&E News
Two House Democrats are urging Republicans to save certain expiring energy tax credits that have bipartisan support. Reps. David Min (D-Calif.) and Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) — who chair the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) housing task force — wrote to the Ways and Means Committee in support of the 179D and 45L credits. Both are going away because of the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Jun 30, 2026
SEEC Building Resilient Housing Task Force Hosts Roundtable to Address America’s Housing Affordability and Climate Resilience Challenges
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force, led by Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) and Rep. Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), hosted a roundtable with experts working at the nexus of housing affordability and the climate crisis. The roundtable highlighted key issues and opportunities to address how climate change and extreme weather events are raising home energy and insurance costs, alongside the solutions that can address the dual crises of housing affordability and climate change that are being felt across the nation.
Jun 29, 2026
SEEC Building Resilient Housing Task Force Fights for Cost-Saving, Energy-Efficient Buildings
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA), and Johnny Olszewski (MD) sent a letter to the leaders of the House Committee on Ways and Means to urge them to extend the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction and 45L New Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit beyond the One Big Beautiful Bill Act mandated June 30th, 2026 expiration date.
Jun 2, 2026
SEEC Building Resilient Housing Task Force Slams Trump Administration’s Illegal Attack on Home Energy Savings
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA-47) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement in response to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recently released guidance on the home energy rebate programs created under Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.
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