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January 30, 2026
Despite the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate the program, it receives $33 million as part of a fiscal 2026 funding bill signed last week.
Congress has fully funded the ENERGY STAR® program through fiscal year 2026 as part of a funding bill that President Trump signed into law Jan. 23. The administration tried to zero-out the program in early 2025.
A provision in the fiscal 2026 appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several other federal agencies, H.R. 6938, mandates that the administration provide at least $33 million to carry out the program through the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a modest increase over the $32 million provided in FY2024, the most recent year where program funding data is available. The provision includes a directive from Congress that the administration not take actions to reduce the amount.
More than 1,200 organizations lobbied Congress last year to save ENERGY STAR® after the Trump administration in May proposed eliminating EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Protection, which oversees the program. In letters calling for the EPA to continue the program, organizations said its elimination would damage the real estate sector at a time when it is already facing significant uncertainty.
