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HR 4690 - 119

Introduced in House

Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

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The review of H.R. 4690 indicates that the bill's provisions are consistent with its stated purpose of repealing federal building energy efficiency performance standards. No potentially unrelated riders or extraneous provisions were identified; the sections primarily consist of technical amendments to existing statutes (42 U.S.C. 6834, 17092, and 17093) to align with the repeal.

Rider risk
Low
Highest severity 10%
Scope alignment
Strong
91% aligned with stated purpose
Coverage
1 / 6
Expanded review coverage
Signal density
Moderate
14 signals across 6 sections
Procedural or technical

Sec. 305

section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act

Confidence 95% Severity 10%

This section provides conforming amendments to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which is a standard legislative practice when repealing a primary statutory requirement to ensure consistency across the U.S. Code.

(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).
Score and evidence
Deterministic score 9.1 Topic overlap 83%
Summary relation

Directly supports the bill's objective of repealing energy efficiency standards by removing cross-references in related statutes.

Score inputs
  • statutory reference signals: 3
  • amendments signal
  • topic overlap: federal, energy, public, performance, standard
Matched topic terms
federalenergypublicperformancestandardbuildingimplementthoughnevertaken
AI evidence
  • The section explicitly labels itself as 'Conforming Amendments'.
  • The text targets specific subsections of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that reference the repealed standards.
AmendmentsStatutory Reference
6
Sections
0
Dollar amounts
0
Deadlines and effective dates
Jul 23, 2025
Text version date

Top statutory references

42 U.S.C. 6834 4
42 U.S.C. 17092 1
42 U.S.C. 17093 1
42 U.S.C. 6834 1
42 U.S.C. 6834 1
42 U.S.C. 6834 1
Public Law 110-140 1

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Structured text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4690 Introduced in House (IH)] 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,
Sec. 1.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reliable Federal infrastructure Act''.
Sec. 2.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REVISED FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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
Sec. 305

section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act

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
Sec. 305

section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation

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
Sec. 305

section 305(a)(3)(D) of that Act''; and

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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