SAMUEL HODAS

Federal policy and regulations related to siting and permitting, electrification, alternative fuels, power sector and vehicle emissions, and greenhouse gas reporting. H.R. 3616 Reliable Power Act (all provisions). H.R. 1047 GRID Power Act (all provisions). H.R. 3628 State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act (all provisions).

Federal policy on energy infrastructure, including transmission, supply and demand, storage, energy and electric system efficiency, reliability and resiliency, electrification, physical and cyber security, onshore wind and solar and offshore wind, and post-storm utilities restoration (no specific legislation introduced or pending in 2026 Q1). Federal policy on wholesale electric market development, including planning, transmission development and rates, fuel supply reliability, renewable generation and facility retirement, including relevant provisions of FERC Order 1920. Federal policy on siting and permitting, including H.R. 4766, the SPEED Act and H.R. 5600 SPEED and Reliability Act. Issues relating to the power and gas sector in the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Federal policy on greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, AI, load growth, reliability and resource adequacy, and issues of state economic development, regulatory matters, grid enhancing technologies and advanced transmission technologies, and storm damage, including S.3947, the Reconductor Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability Expansion (REWIRE) Act, S.465 the GRID Power Act, S.1327, Advancing GETs Act of 2025, S.3034, the Reliable Power Act, and S.3192, Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act. Issues related to energy infrastructure projects, including electric and gas transmission. (no specific legislation introduced or pending in 2026 Q1).

H.R.5061 Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (provisions related to federal policy on energy security). Legislation to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 through 2035, including S.1337, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act

Implementation of Public Law No. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act (provisions on clean energy tax credits, energy storage, energy efficiency, transmission and corporate minimum tax) Including H.R. 2872 - RESILIENCE Act H.R.1 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to federal policy tax reform). Impact of tariffs on consumer energy bills. (no specific legislation introduced or pending in 2026 Q1)

Provisions on Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding in the following 2025 appropriations legislation: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act, 2026; H.R.1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; H.R. 5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. Provisions relating to agency resources and staffing in the following 2025 appropriations legislation: H.R. 1968, Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; H.R. 10445 The Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act, 2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, 2026; Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2026.

Reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and federal policy on natural gas distribution lines, pipeline safety reauthorization.