H.R. 4308

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4308 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4308

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2025

Mr. Stanton (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Van 
Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, 
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Purpose.--Section 542(b)(1) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17152(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) diversifies energy supplies, including by 
facilitating and promoting the use of alternative 
fuels;''.
(b) Use of Funds.--Section 544(9) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17154(9)) is amended to read as 
follows:
``(9) deployment of energy distribution technologies that 
significantly increase energy efficiency or expand access to 
alternative fuels, including--
``(A) distributed resources;
``(B) district heating and cooling systems; and
``(C) infrastructure for delivering alternative 
fuels;''.
(c) Competitive Grants.--Section 546(c)(2) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17156(c)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ``, including projects to expand the use of 
alternative fuels'' before the period at the end.
(d) Funding.--Section 548(a) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17158(a)) is amended to read as 
follows:
``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary to carry out the program $3,500,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
``(2) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may use for 
administrative expenses of the program not more than 1 percent 
of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) in each of 
fiscal years 2026 through 2030.''.
(e) Technical Amendments.--Section 543 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17153) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' 
and inserting ``subsection (a)(3)''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.
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