HR-4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

YourVoice.Now Summary

EnvironmentCorporate Benefits

Federal buildings would no longer have to phase out fossil fuels by 2030 — nothing changes for your home or bills.

Environment

Fossil-fuel phase-out for new federal buildings — 2030 zero-use target repealed

Today, new federal buildings must cut fossil fuel use step by step, reaching zero in 2030. The bill deletes that schedule and the waiver agencies could ask for.

Federal building energy rules — void until the Energy Department rewrites them

Two sets of Energy Department building rules would end at once. Until new rules come, agencies build as if the old target never existed.

How strict green-building ratings can be — fossil fuel use alone can't disqualify

Federal agencies use outside groups to rate new buildings as green. Those groups could still judge energy use, but could not deny a rating just for burning fossil fuels.

Corporate Benefits

Fossil fuel suppliers' federal building market — 2030 phase-out repealed

The old schedule aimed to end fossil fuel use in new federal buildings by 2030. Ending it lets agencies keep buying gas and oil for those buildings.

More about this bill

You would notice no change at home or in your bills. The change is to how the federal government builds its own offices, labs, and other buildings. Today, new federal buildings and major remodels must cut fossil fuel use on a set schedule. It drops to zero by 2030, measured against a 2003 baseline. The bill would end that schedule. The bill would also change how green-building labels work. A rating system used by federal agencies could not deny a building a green label just because it burns gas or oil. Energy Department rules behind the current standards would stop applying right away. The department would then have 180 days to write new ones. The House passed the bill on April 22, 2026. The Senate has not voted.

Congressional Summary

This bill repeals certain energy efficiency performance standards for new federal buildings and federal buildings undergoing major renovations. Specifically, the bill repeals the performance standards that phase out fossil fuel use in such buildings by FY2030.The bill directs the Department of Energy to implement the standards as though such phase-out requirements had never taken effect until it issues regulations with revised performance standards.The bill also specifies that certain systems that certify green buildings may not prohibit federal buildings from obtaining a certification as a green building or high-performance green building solely based on direct or indirect consumption of fossil fuels.

Legislative Subjects

Building constructionEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyPerformance measurement

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Action Date: 2026-04-27
Date Added: 2026-04-19
Source: Congress.gov →

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