Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Apr 27, 2026

This bill repeals energy efficiency performance standards for new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations, specifically standards that required the phase-out of fossil fuel use by fiscal year 2030. It directs the Department of Energy to implement standards as if the phase-out requirements had never been in effect until the agency issues new revised performance standards. The bill also prohibits certain green building certification systems from denying federal buildings green building or high-performance green building certification solely based on their direct or indirect consumption of fossil fuels.

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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.