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This bill, titled the Home Energy Relief Act, aims to make it easier for working families, renters, and owners of older homes to access energy efficiency rebates by removing a prohibition that prevented combining rebates from the HOMES (Home Owner Managing Energy Savings) rebate program and the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program with other federal grants and rebates. It specifically repeals provisions that created this restriction within Public Law 117-169, which established these rebate programs. Additionally, the bill introduces bonus rebates for upgrades and appliance purchases in homes built before 1970 under the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program, with these bonus rebates not exceeding 20% of the initial rebate and not surpassing the total cost of the project. Finally, the Secretary of Energy is required to report to Congress annually on the number of households receiving these rebates, the energy savings achieved, and recommendations for improving access for low-income and high-energy-burden households.

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