Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4690 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reliable Federal infrastructure 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REVISED FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
              PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 305(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.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.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).
            (2) High-performance green federal buildings.--Section 436 
        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 
                        section 305(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.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.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).
            (3) Federal green building performance.--Section 437(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.S.C. 
        6834(a)(3)(D)),''.
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