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Transportation TRA

H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 No specific legislation: Surface transportation reauthorization generally.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5301 (119th)

Telecommunications TEC

No specific legislation: Spectrum issues generally

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 4553 & S.3293 - Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (specifically loan programs office, advanced nuclear, SMR, grid resiliency, nuclear fuels reprocessing, and siting of energy projects on Department of Energy sites). H.R.4121 & S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (U.S. forest service permitting staff). H.R. 4754 & S. 2431 - House and Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bills for FY26 (specifically funding for national parks, national forests & support for permitting staff at U.S. Fish & Wildlife and BOEM). H.R.4016 & S. 2572 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (specifically funding for energy programs, siting of energy projects on military bases and base resiliency). H.R.5304 & S.2587 House and Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies bills for FY26 (specifically funding for LIHEAP). H.R.4213, and Senate bill Department of Homeland Security Act of 2026 (specifically TSA support for pipeline safety technical and permitting personnel, and cybersecurity). H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act, 2026 (specifically to support storm hardening and resiliency efforts at military bases and veterans hospitals). H.R. 5342 & S. 2354 - House and Senate, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bills for FY26 (specifically for energy trade issues). No specific legislation: Hydro programs.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2587 (119th), H.R. 3944 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th), S. 2572 (119th), H.R. 4553 (119th), S. 3293 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), S. 2431 (119th), H.R. 5304 (119th), S. 2256 (119th), S. 2354 (119th), H.R. 4754 (119th), H.R. 5342 (119th), H.R. 4121 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1047 - Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act (transmission and siting of large transmission infrastructure). H.R. 5600 - Streamlining Powerlines Essential to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act (transmission market reform, siting of large transmission infrastructure, and interconnection queue reform). H.R. 3657 - The Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (uprating and approvals of hydropower turbine replacement). H.R. 3617 - Securing Americas Critical Materials Supply Act (uranium classification as a critical material). E.O. 14179 Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence H.R. 6529 - Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act H.R.3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R.3843 - Baseload Reliability Protection Act No specific legislation: Permitting reform (NEPA, CWA, transmission). Artificial intelligence resource adequacy. Load growth. Data center issues. Energy security issues. Nuclear energy - used fuels. DoD use of nuclear energy. Resiliency. Project permitting certainty. Senate permitting reform. Executive action grid executive orders.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6529 (119th), H.R. 3843 (119th), H.R. 1047 (119th), H.R. 3898 (119th), H.R. 3617 (119th), H.R. 3657 (119th), H.R. 5600 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (reforming NEPA and section 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act). P.L. 91-190 National Environmental Policy Act (categorical exclusions). P.L. 93-205 Endangered Species Act (migratory bird issues). H.R.161 - New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act No specific legislation: EPA regulations on Clean Air Act Section 111 d and b. Coal combustion residuals. Effluent Limitation Guidelines. Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (MATS). Draft legislation related to the Federal Permitting Improvement - rights-of-way and siting and permitting. Power demand resource adequacy. Good Neighbor Rule.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4776 (119th), H.R. 161 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

P.L. 117-169 - Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Credits Implementation; P.L. 119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act: issues including interest deductibility, 45U, 48E, 48Y, transferability No specific legislation: General Business Credit Monetization. Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax repairs issue. 45U Gross Receipts definition

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1337 - Reauthorization of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 No specific legislation: Issues related to energy grid supply chain. Cyber and physical security draft legislation. Counter UAS legislation. UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight. Cyber incident reporting generally.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1337 (119th)