House Rules Committee Schedules Hearing on Energy, Infrastructure Bills
Summary
The House Rules Committee has scheduled a hearing for April 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM local time in Room H-313 Capitol, Washington, D.C. to consider four legislative measures: H.R. 4690 (Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act), H.R. 5587 (Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026), H.R. 1897 (ESA Amendments Act of 2025), and H. Res. 1182 (resolution supporting rural communities). The hearing will address federal building energy efficiency standards, geothermal permitting, and Endangered Species Act amendments.
What changed
The House Rules Committee has scheduled a legislative hearing for April 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM in H-313 Capitol to consider four measures spanning federal energy efficiency, geothermal development, and environmental conservation. H.R. 4690 would amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain federal building energy efficiency standards. H.R. 5587 would waive federal drilling permit requirements and NEPA exemptions for certain geothermal activities under the Geothermal Steam Act. H.R. 1897 would amend the Endangered Species Act to optimize conservation, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, and streamline permitting. H. Res. 1182 is a resolution expressing support for rural communities as environmental stewards and energy suppliers.
Affected parties should monitor the outcome of this committee hearing, as bills favorably reported could advance to the House floor for a vote. Energy sector stakeholders, environmental groups, and rural community advocates may wish to follow committee deliberations on these measures, which could affect federal building standards, geothermal permitting timelines, and endangered species protections.
Hearing
- Date
- 2026-04-20 at 16:00
- Location
- H-313 Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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H.R. 4690 – Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5587 – Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026; H.R. 1897 – ESA Amendments Act of 2025; H. Res. 1182 – Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities. 119th Congress (2025-2026)
House Committee Meeting
| Committee: | House Rules |
|---|---|
| Date: | 04/20/2026 (4:00 PM Local Time) |
| Location: | H-313 Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
| Website: | https://rules.house.gov/ |
Supporting Documentation
- H. Res. 1189 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. PDF 45KB
- - H. Rept. 119-618 – Report from the Committee on Rules to accompany H. Res. 1189 PDF 90KB
Committee Amendments
- The Honorable Mr. McGovern PDF 46KB
Text of Legislation
- H.R. 1897 – ESA Amendments Act of 2025 XML 134KB
- - H. Rept. 119-568 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 1897 PDF 841KB
- H.R. 4690 – Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act XML 8KB
- - H. Rept. 119-483 Part I – Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 4690 PDF 3MB
- H.R. 5587 – Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026 XML 9KB
- - H. Rept. 119-613 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 5587 PDF 390KB
- H. Res. 1182 – Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities. PDF 34KB
- H. Rept. 119-614 Part I – Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 2289 PDF 732KB
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