H.R. 4663 · 118th Congress

Federal Mechanical Insulation Act

Introduced on Jul 14, 2023 by Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14). 88 cosponsors, 66 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 21, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 14, 2023
Cosponsors
88
66 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is as 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.

Subjects

  • Building construction
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Water use and supply

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14Sponsor

Democrats · 66

Republicans · 22

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 14, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 14, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jul 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  2. Heat and Frost Insulators (LMCT)5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  3. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  4. Heat and Frost Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. Int'l AssnHeat&Frost Insulators Allied WorkersLabor Management Cooperative Trust2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  6. Mechanical Contractors Association of America2 reports
  7. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.