AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

(Draft Unreleased) Pipeline Security Authorities Legislation - Proposes moving certain pipeline cybersecurity authority from the TSA to FERC. (Staff Discussion Draft) Preventing Attacks and Physical Threats to Pipeline Infrastructure - Any impact on natural gas utility infrastructure. (Draft Unreleased) Harmonizing Duplicative Cybersecurity Regulatory Reporting Regimes Across Federal Agencies - addressing delegation of authority by Congress to regulate cybersecurity.

2023 Farm Bill - Rural Energy Assistance Program (REAP Program), any impacts renewable natural gas policy.

H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act - Implementation of hydrogen production tax credit, Section 48 ITC, and home rebate programs. Congressional oversight of DOE- Relating to residential furnaces, cooking products rulemakings, water heaters, building codes, Zero Emission Building Definition, natural gas direct use limitations. H.R. 6192, Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act - relating to the regulation of appliance performance characteristics consumers rely on under the Energy Policy Conservation Act. Discussion Draft - Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act - Permitting reform. S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act - Permitting reform. S. 1456, Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act - Permitting reform. S.1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency Act - Permitting reform. (Draft), Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act - Permitting reform. Creating a Gas Reliability Organization, - Similar to NERC authority, this concept would set up an independent entity to regulate gas for resilience, reliability, and security, presumably under DOE authority. ENERGY Star - Supporting continued inclusion of natural gas products in the ENERGY Star program and impacts to the HOMES rebate program. Energy Access - Work relating to continued access to natural gas for direct use. Discussion Draft-Two Product Classes - work on legislation to establish two separate product classes (condensing and non-condensing) for certain appliances under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Defense Production Act - Ensuring equitable treatment for natural gas heat pumps in related DPA funding. Net Zero Buildings - Ensuring natural gas remains part of DOEs net zero buildings definition. H.R. 5075 Ethics in Energy Act - Role of natural gas trade associations in safety, security, energy efficiency, and related programs. S. 3830/H.R. 8032 - Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act - Opposing legislation that would establish a permanent, nationwide water assistance program at HHS thereby frustrating or diluting LIHEAP funding. Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act (H.R. 7073) - improve federal-private sector pipeline RD&D via new DOE and NIST pipeline programs. EISA Section 433 efforts to enable continued use of fossil fuels in federal buildings. Energy Efficiency legislation to support deployment of efficient natural gas appliances.

H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act - LIHEAP alteration legislation. FY24 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Legislation - Supported research and development for natural gas technologies; opposed use of DOE funds for limiting access to natural gas direct use. FY24 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. House Appropriations passed $4.04 Billion in FY25 funding, a $15 million increase compared to regular LIHEAP funding for FY24. Page 2 of 5 H.R. 5793. Water Access Act. Opposing the merging of the Low Income Home Water Assistance program and LIHEAP and/or the funding of both programs in the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill.

H.R.7655, Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2024 - Energy and Commerce version of pipeline safety reauthorization legislation. H.R. 6494, Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023 - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee version of pipeline safety reauthorization. Easing Gas/Electric Infrastructure Locating Costs Due to Federally Incentivized Broadband Build-Out - relating to infrastructure development cost allocation.