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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bills for FY26 (specifically loan programs office, advanced nuclear, SMR, grid resiliency, and nuclear fuels). H.R.4121 & S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (U.S. forest service permitting staff). 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, and the Senate bill - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (specifically funding for energy programs, siting of energy projects on military bases and base resiliency). 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). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bills for FY26 (specifically to support pipeline safety funding and permitting). House and Senate, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bills for FY26 (specifically for energy trade issues).

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

Bills named: S. 2256 (119th), H.R. 3944 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), H.R. 4121 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Permitting reform (NEPA, CWA, transmission); Artificial intelligence resource adequacy; Load growth; Data center issues; Energy security issues; Resiliency; E.O. 14241 Coal Executive Order E.O. 14154 Unleashing American Energy E.O. 14156 Declaring a National Energy Emergency E.O. 14179 Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence E.O. 14213 Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council.

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 471 & S. 1462 - the Fix Our Forest Act (veg management, transmission siting); Wildfires and other natural disasters; EPA regulations on Clean Air Act Section 111 d and b; Good Neighbor Rule; Coal combustion residuals; Effluent Limitation Guidelines; Draft legislation related to the Federal Permitting Improvement - rights-of-way and siting and permitting; National Environmental Policy Act - categorical exclusions; Clean Water Act; Endangered Species Act; Power demand resource adequacy; Clean Air Act;

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

Bills named: S. 1462 (119th), H.R. 471 (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

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

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to energy grid supply chain; Cyber and physical security draft legislation; Counter UAS legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office