[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2180. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema 
(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       In section 309(e) of the Energy Conservation and Production 
     Act (as added by section 40511(a)), strike the closing 
     quotation marks and the following period and insert the 
     following:
       ``(f) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available under subsection (e) may be used--
       ``(1) to encourage or facilitate the adoption of building 
     codes that restrict or prohibit the direct use of natural gas 
     in residential and commercial buildings for space heating, 
     water heating, cooking, or other purposes; or
       ``(2) to compel the adoption of model building energy 
     codes.''.
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