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Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (McCaul) H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pascrell)

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Federal Communications Commission 6Ghz spectrum rulemaking.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Electric transportation issues, generally. Surface Transportation Fund Reauthorization

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change issues, generally.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Utilities UTI

Discussions about broadband deployment and 5G communications technology, especially as they pertain to the use of utility assets. S.2556, Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act (Murkowski)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2556 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as it pertains to the deduction of business interest expense. H.R. 2096, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 (Investment tax credit for storage- Sec. 48); (Doyle) H.R. 2256, "Driving America Forward Act"(Kildee) H.R. 5270- Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act - (Buchson R-IN) Draft Legislation creating a new tax credit for transportation electrification Discussions about extending expired and expiring energy tax provisions (tax extenders). S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Grassley) S.1094 the Driving America Forward Act (Electric Vehicle tax credit); (Stabenow) S. 1142, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 (Investment tax credit for storage-Sec. 48). (Heinrich) S.2677-Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act (Capito)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 2677 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), S. 1094 (116th), S. 1142 (116th), H.R. 2256 (116th), H.R. 5270 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Department of Energys review of fuel-secure baseload generation and grid resiliency. H.R. 360, Cyber Sense Act and issues related to security of the supply chain. (Latta) H.R. 1502, PURPA Modernization Act of 2019, (Walberg) H.R. 1742, Battery Storage Innovation Act; (Tonko) H.R. 1743, Advancing Grid Storage Act; (Tonko) H.R. 1744, Storage Act; (Tonko) H.R. 2597, Clean Energy Standard Act; (Lujan) H.R. 2636, Smart Cities and Communities Act (DelBene) H.R. 2741, the LIFT America Act; (Pallone) H.R. 3240, Public Engagement at FERC Act; (Schakowsky) H.R. 5428, the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act (Lamb) S. 1201, the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act (Manchin) S. 1359, Clean Energy Standard Act; (Smith) S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act; (Cantwell) S. 1593, Advancing Grid Storage Act;(Smith) S. 1760, UPDATE PURPA Act (Barrasso) S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (Portman) S. 2332, Grid Modernization Act (Cantwell) S 2333, Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019 (Cantwell) S. 383, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act (Barrasso) Telecommunications issues, including spectrum allocation Issues related to Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII)

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1201 (116th), S. 2137 (116th), S. 383 (116th), H.R. 1502 (116th), S. 1359 (116th), S. 1593 (116th), H.R. 1742 (116th), H.R. 3240 (116th), H.R. 360 (116th), H.R. 1743 (116th), H.R. 2636 (116th), H.R. 2597 (116th), S. 2332 (116th), H.R. 5428 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 1744 (116th), S. 1398 (116th), S. 1760 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbance(GMD). S.2556 Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act (Murkowski).

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2556 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under CWA section 401 and the definition of "Waters of the United States". Clean Water Act issues as they pertain to permitting energy infrastructure, including the Waters of the United States rulemaking.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Natural Resources NAT

Draft legislation to amend the Endangered Species Act; Wildfire and vegetation management issues generally.

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES