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H. Rept. 119-481 1 (2026-02-04)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-481







                              FEDERAL MECHANICAL INSULATION ACT




                     FEBRUARY 4, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. GUTHRIE,  from the Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 3474]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 3474) to clarify that the installation of mechanical in-
                    sulation  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 pur-
                    poses, having  considered the same,  reports favorably thereon with-
                    out amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

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                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  3
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                    Oversight Findings and  Recommendations     ...........................................................  5
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     5
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  5
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................             5
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  5
                    Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  5
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  6
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ..............           6
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  6
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  7
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  7
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................             7


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