Federal buildings must cut heat in dirty air zones.
H.R. 10839 — Heat Island Reduction Act · Filed by James Walkinshaw (D-VA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill tells federal agencies to make plans. The plans reduce heat from pavement and buildings in areas with bad air. Agencies must pick cooling steps like planting trees. They can put cool roofs on buildings or use light-colored pavement. Agencies send plans to the General Services Administration. The administration reports to Congress each year on progress.
Who it affects
People in areas with bad air, often in cities, get cooler air near federal buildings. Federal agencies must spend time and money to plan and do these cooling steps. They use money they already have.
One thing to notice
The bill does not set aside new money. Agencies must do this work with the money they already get.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- General Services Administration — The federal agency that manages buildings and land for the government.
- cool roofs — Roofs painted light colors to bounce heat away instead of soaking it up.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,891 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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