CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Randy Weber (R-TX)

Federal Mechanical Insulation Act

H.R. 3474 · House bill Energy

A Republican bill with 18 Democratic cosponsors · See all 36 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. It clarifies that installing mechanical insulation property counts as an energy or water efficiency measure for federal buildings. The bill amends section 543(f)(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act by adding a specific definition for mechanical insulation property. It also updates comprehensive energy and water evaluations under section 543(f)(3)(A) to include the identification of these insulation measures.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +3

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    By increasing energy efficiency in federal buildings, the bill helps reduce overall energy consumption and carbon footprints.

  • Scored +2

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Standardizing insulation requirements helps ensure federal buildings operate more sustainably.

  • Scored +1

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill may benefit businesses within the mechanical insulation and energy efficiency sectors.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.