H.R. 3474

Summary

H.R. 3474, the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, was introduced in the House on May 15, 2025 by Rep. Randy Weber (R) with 36 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 4, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.

Record

Text

H.R. 3474 has 36 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3474 IH: Federal Mechanical Insulation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3474  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 15, 2025   Mr. Weber of Texas  (for himself and  Ms. Sánchez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Mechanical Insulation Act  .
2.
Installation of mechanical insulation property as an energy or water efficiency measure in Federal buildings
(a)
Definition of mechanical insulation property
Section 543(f)(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(I)
Mechanical insulation property
The term  mechanical insulation property  means insulation materials, facings, and accessory products—
(i)
placed in service—
(I)
in connection with a mechanical system; and
(II)
in a manner that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph; and
(ii)
which result in a reduction in energy loss from the mechanical system.
 .
(b)
Comprehensive energy and water evaluations
Section 543(f)(3)(A) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(3)(A) ) is amended by inserting  , including identification of energy- and water-saving measures (including the installation of mechanical insulation property, if applicable),  after  a comprehensive energy and water evaluation .

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To clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Weber (R) sponsors H.R. 3474, and 36 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Randy Weber

Rep. · R–TX-14 · Sponsor

Introduced May 15, 2025

Linda Sanchez

Rep. · D–CA-38 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2025

Norma Torres

Rep. · D–CA-35 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2025

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025

Andrew Garbarino

Rep. · R–NY-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 2, 2025

Nikki Budzinski

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 7, 2025

Robin Kelly

Rep. · D–IL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 7, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3474 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Energy Subcommittee.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Reported By · Feb 4, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Energy Subcommittee

Energy Subcommittee

Reported by · Nov 19, 2025

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3474, the latest H. Rept. 119-481.

• H. Rept. 119-481 — FEDERAL MECHANICAL INSULATION ACT

Actions

H.R. 3474 has taken 9 actions since May 15, 2025, the latest on Feb 4, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 3474 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3474 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Federal Mechanical Insulation Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Federal Mechanical Insulation Act — Display Title
• Federal Mechanical Insulation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3474, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

• H.R. 3474, Federal Mechanical Insulation Act — 2026-02-17As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 4, 2026

Lobbying

9 clients hired 10 firms and 35 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3474 in 39 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Transportation, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 35.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3474 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3474’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3474 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Building construction to Water use and supply.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3474, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 3474.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2105]

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