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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7606 
To study and accelerate the more productive use of energy resources within 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. CLEAVER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To study and accelerate the more productive use of energy 
resources within the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Powering Productivity 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to improve the energy per-
formance, transparency, and decision-making of the 
United States by modernizing how the United States 
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measures and accounts for energy productivity and related 
impacts. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) NATIONAL ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY BASELINE.— 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Task Force, shall publish a comprehensive baseline assess-
ment of energy productivity in the United States, which 
shall, at a minimum— 
(1) define a framework and methodology for 
measuring energy productivity as the relationship 
between energy inputs and the economic or societal 
value of the work performed by those inputs, at the 
national, regional, and sectoral levels; 
(2) evaluate current energy productivity per-
formance at the national, regional, and sectoral lev-
els; 
(3) identify barriers to improved energy produc-
tivity across economic sectors; and 
(4) highlight opportunities for improvement 
through technology, policy, behavioral, or structural 
interventions. 
(b) PERIODIC ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY INDICATORS 
QUARTERLY REPORT.—Upon publication of the baseline 
assessment under subsection (a), and at least quarterly 
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thereafter, the Administrator of the Energy Information 
Administration shall publish a report on energy produc-
tivity in the United States, to be known as the ‘‘Energy 
Productivity Indicators Quarterly’’ or ‘‘Energy Produc-
tivity-IQ’’. Each Energy Productivity-IQ shall measure en-
ergy productivity using the same measures of economic 
output, by sector and nationally, as those used in the labor 
productivity estimates published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics in its Productivity and Costs reports, or any suc-
cessor publication that reports such estimates. The Ad-
ministrator of the Energy Information Administration 
shall coordinate with the Secretary of Labor to align, to 
the extent practicable, the publication schedule of the En-
ergy Productivity-IQ with the publication schedule of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics Productivity and Costs reports, 
or any successor publication that reports estimates of 
labor productivity. 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY AND 
COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
three years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall 
produce a Comprehensive Energy Productivity and 
Competitiveness Assessment using existing Federal 
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modeling tools and data systems. The assessment 
shall— 
(A) quantify the direct and indirect eco-
nomic, environmental, health, and societal im-
pacts of achieving accelerated energy produc-
tivity improvements, relative to a business-as- 
usual scenario, at the national, regional, and 
sectoral levels; 
(B) analyze potential policy pathways to 
enhance competitiveness, reduce energy costs, 
increase resilience, and support job creation; 
(C) evaluate how such improvements affect 
national and regional well-being, including re-
ductions in pollution, energy costs, public health 
burdens, water use, and economic vulnerability; 
(D) detail how improvements in energy 
productivity in the United States affect com-
petitiveness in key economic sectors, including 
manufacturing, services, and other energy-in-
tensive industries; 
(E) evaluate risks associated with delayed 
action, including stranded asset exposure and 
competitiveness losses; 
(F) include, as appropriate, recommenda-
tions for Federal policies, programs, and re-
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search priorities to support sustained energy 
productivity gains; and 
(G) include, as appropriate, supporting 
data, modeling scenarios, investment implica-
tions, and additional information to support in-
creased American competitiveness through im-
proved energy productivity. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF LIFECYCLE FACTORS.— 
In carrying out each assessment under this sub-
section, the Secretary of Energy shall consider how 
lifecycle factors associated with energy production, 
delivery, and use affect energy productivity, system 
costs, resilience, and economic competitiveness, in-
cluding through impacts on— 
(A) water resources, including withdrawals, 
consumption, and water quality; 
(B) public health outcomes, including expo-
sure to pollution and associated health burdens; 
(C) material use, supply chain constraints, 
and waste generation; 
(D) emissions and other environmental im-
pacts that materially affect economic or societal 
outcomes; and 
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(E) direct and indirect economic impacts, 
including effects on energy costs, productivity, 
employment, and regional competitiveness. 
SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY AND 
COST TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall establish an advisory group, to be known as the ‘‘En-
ergy Productivity Task Force’’, which shall be led by the 
Secretary of Energy. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—The Task Force 
shall include representatives from the following: 
(A) The Department of Energy. 
(B) The Department of Commerce. 
(C) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(D) The Energy Information Administra-
tion. 
(E) The Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission. 
(F) The National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
(G) The United States Geological Survey. 
(H) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
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(I) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(2) INDEPENDENT
EXPERTS.—In addition to 
the representatives from Federal agencies described 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint inde-
pendent technical experts and stakeholders from in-
dustry, academia, and public-interest organizations, 
which shall consist of stakeholders that represent— 
(A) the electric power sector; 
(B) the renewable energy sector; 
(C) the nonrenewable energy sector; 
(D) consumer advocacy groups; 
(E) energy-intensive industries; 
(F) environmental and public interest ad-
vocacy organizations; 
(G) the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine; 
(H) academic- and National Laboratory- 
based researchers with expertise in— 
(i) energy and economics; 
(ii) climate and economics; or 
(iii) environmental systems and eco-
nomics; and 
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(I) any other sector or organization the 
Secretary of Energy determines relevant for the 
purposes of this Act. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding section 1013 of 
title 5, United States Code, the Task Force shall termi-
nate on the date that is 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy productivity’’ means a measure of how effi-
ciently an economy, region, or industry uses energy 
to generate economic value. 
(1) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the Energy Productivity Task Force estab-
lished under section 4. 
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