BRIAN CAUDILL

H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (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 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. HR 9747 Continuing Appropriations Act - Supported inclusion of LIHEAP funding Appropriations language supporting delay of implementation for Energy Independence and Security Act Section 433

H.R. 9469 Pipeline Security Act (H.R. 9469) - codifies TSA pipeline cybersecurity activities and develops a personnel strategy to ensure TSA has qualified staff. S. 4630, Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act - To harmonize conflicting industry cybersecurity requirements between multiple agencies. (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.

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. H.R. 7073, Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act - Creates pipeline RD&D and standardization programs at DOE and NIST. S. 5045, Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act of 2024 - Increases criminal penalties on people who vandalize, tamper with, or disrupt the operation or construction of a pipeline. Easing Gas/Electric Infrastructure Locating Costs Due to Federally Incentivized Broadband Build-Out - relating to infrastructure development cost allocation.

Inflation Reduction Act Implementation: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax; Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit implementation; Section 48 Investment Tax Credit implementation

Public Law No. 117-169 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. Senate Environment and Public Works Discussion Draft - Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act - Permitting reform. House Resources Committee Discussion Draft - 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. S. 4753 Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 - 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 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. Net Zero Buildings - Ensuring natural gas remains part of DOEs net zero buildings definition. 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. Two Product Class Bill Draft legislation to support creation of condensing and non-condensing product classes for the purposes of efficiency rulemakings

2024 Farm Bill - Rural Energy Assistance Program (REAP Program), any impacts to renewable natural gas policy.

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

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