[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4744

To establish a minimum temperature for thermostats at the headquarters 
 of the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2023

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a minimum temperature for thermostats at the headquarters 
 of the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lead by Example Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. THERMOSTATS AT DOE AND EPA HEADQUARTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall set all thermostats in the 1 
or more buildings comprising the headquarters of the Department of 
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively, to not 
lower than 78 degrees Fahrenheit when the air conditioning system is in 
operation.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall each submit to Congress a report 
describing the temperature at which thermostats have been set in the 1 
or more buildings comprising the headquarters of the Department of 
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively, during 
the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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