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Congress·Reported·3 months ago

Congress moves to roll back updated energy-efficiency rules for federal buildings

Also known as: Reliable Federal infrastructure Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(1)
Federal Employee
Neutral

Key Points

  • Congress would cancel updated energy-efficiency performance standards for federal buildings.
  • Any revised standards already set under the repealed provision would be treated as if they never took effect.
  • Federal agencies would no longer have to follow related “green building” requirements tied to those standards when building or upgrading facilities.
  • This could make it easier and faster for the government to build or renovate buildings, but it may also reduce pressure to cut energy use in those buildings.
InfrastructureEnergyEnvironment

Milestones

5 milestones11 actions
Feb 4, 2026House

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.

Feb 4, 2026House

Committee on Transportation discharged.

Feb 4, 2026House

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-483, Part I.

Dec 3, 2025House

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.

Dec 3, 2025House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Immediately after the bill is enacted into law

Revised Federal building energy-efficiency performance standards covered by this bill stop applying

Federal building managers can plan projects using the older baseline rules instead of the repealed updated standards, which may change what upgrades get done

Within months after enactment

Federal agencies revise building project specifications and guidance to match the repeal

Contract bids and renovation plans may change—some projects may be simplified, delayed, or redesigned

Over the next 1–5 years as projects cycle through planning and construction

Future Federal building renovations and new construction proceed without the repealed performance targets

Building upgrades may focus more on reliability and upfront cost, with possible tradeoffs in energy savings over time

Related News

8 articles
House Committee on Energy and Commerce·3 months ago

Energy Subcommittee Advances Eight Appliance and Building Reform Bills to Full Committee

Recap of the Energy Subcommittee markup where H.R. 4690 advanced (16–14), including remarks describing the bill as repealing Section 433-related federal building standards.

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce·3 months ago

Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Eight Bills to Reform Appliance and Building Policies

Announcement listing H.R. 4690 among bills scheduled for Energy Subcommittee markup focused on appliance/building policy changes.

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce·3 months ago

Chairman Guthrie Announces Full Committee Markup of Fifteen Bills

Full committee markup notice that includes H.R. 4690 among the bills to be considered (with timing/location details).

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

Bill NumberHR 4690
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(7)
R: 7

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