[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4819 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4819

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2022

   Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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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 2022''.

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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