# H.R. 4690 (119th): Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act 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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: appropriations. Category: corruption_stewardship. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: federal_buildings. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: infrastructure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: public_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: regulatory_rollback. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 133: On Motion to Recommit. Vote type: recommit.
Roll 134: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a regulatory rollback of energy performance standards. It does not directly advance a named moral harm or directly restrain one. It combines arguable prudential goods, such as cost control and reliability, with real stewardship and policy-method concerns, so it is best classed as mixed rather than good or evil.
Theological note: The issue touches stewardship of resources and the prudent ordering of public authority over government buildings and energy use. Scripture supports careful stewardship and honest, accountable administration, but it does not settle the specific question of which energy standards government should adopt. The measure raises prudential questions about cost, reliability, and regulatory method rather than a clearly named moral evil.

## Recorded votes

Roll 133: On Motion to Recommit. Yea 203 · Nay 214 · Other 13.
Roll 134: On Passage. Yea 215 · Nay 202 · Other 13.

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