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Jul 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jul 23, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:10 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4690 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4690
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain
Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Balderson, Mr.
Rulli, Mrs. Fedorchak, Mr. Harrigan, and Mr. Goldman of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain
Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4690 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4690
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain
Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Balderson, Mr.
Rulli, Mrs. Fedorchak, Mr. Harrigan, and Mr. Goldman of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain
Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reliable Federal infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Repeal.--
(a) In General.--
(1) Repeal.--
Section 305
(a)
(3) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.
(a)
(3) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834
(a)
(3) ) is amended by
striking subparagraph
(D) .
(2) Standards.--Each revised Federal building energy
efficiency performance standard established under
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42
U.
(a)
(3)
(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42
U.S.C. 6834
(a)
(3)
(D) ) (as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act) shall have no force or effect, and
section 305
(a)
(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act
(42 U.
(a)
(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act
(42 U.S.C. 6834
(a)
(3) ) shall be implemented as though each such
standard had never taken effect.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Standards.--
Section 433 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) is amended by
striking subsection
(a) .
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) is amended by
striking subsection
(a) .
(2) High-performance green federal buildings.--
striking subsection
(a) .
(2) High-performance green federal buildings.--
Section 436
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17092) is amended--
(A) in subsection
(c) --
(i) by striking paragraph
(1) ; and
(ii) in paragraph
(6) , by striking ``and
17092) is amended--
(A) in subsection
(c) --
(i) by striking paragraph
(1) ; and
(ii) in paragraph
(6) , by striking ``and
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.
(a)
(3)
(D) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834
(a)
(3)
(D) )'';
(B) in subsection
(e) , by striking ``in accordance
with the requirements of
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.
(a)
(3)
(D) of the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6834
(a)
(3)
(D) ),'';
(C) in subsection
(f) --
(i) in paragraph
(1) --
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph
(A) , by striking ``, the
requirements of
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of
the Energy Conservation and Production
Act (42 U.
(a)
(3)
(D) of
the Energy Conservation and Production
Act (42 U.S.C. 6834
(a)
(3)
(D) ),''; and
(II) in subparagraph
(A) , by
striking ``and the requirements of
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of that Act''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph
(2) ; and
(D) by striking subsection
(h) .
(a)
(3)
(D) of that Act''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph
(2) ; and
(D) by striking subsection
(h) .
(3) Federal green building performance.--
Section 437
(a)
(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.
(a)
(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17093
(a)
(1) ) is amended by striking ``,
section 305
(a)
(3)
(D) of
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.
(a)
(3)
(D) of
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6834
(a)
(3)
(D) ),''.
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