# 115-hr-6915: Building Efficiently Act of 2018

115-hr-6915, Building Efficiently Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6915
- Congress: 115
- Title: Building Efficiently Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2018-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Building Efficiently Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the new energy efficient home tax credit to allow, in lieu of the existing credit, a credit for 3.3% of the cost of constructing a new energy efficient home that is a qualified energy efficient residential rental property. An energy efficient residential rental property must be certified as being constructed, reconstructed, or retrofitted under a plan designed to reduce energy and power consumption of the building by at least 40% compared to: (1) the baseline annual energy and power consumption of the building in the case of a retrofit made to an existing building, or (2) a reference building which meets the minimum requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code 2004 in any other case. The bill also eliminates the basis reduction requirements for low-income housing properties receiving: (1) the new energy efficient home credit, (2) the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, or (3) the credit for investments in energy property.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7327: SECURE Technology Act
- 115-hr-7296: Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act
- 115-hr-7214: Cybersecurity Education Integration Act
- 115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 115-hr-7096: Office of Disability Congressional Research Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6915 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6915)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7327: SECURE Technology Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7327)
- [115-hr-7296: Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7296)
- [115-hr-7214: Cybersecurity Education Integration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7214)
- [115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7124)
- [115-hr-7096: Office of Disability Congressional Research Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7096)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6915 (as of 2025-11-18).