H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 -Keeps government running/funding programs like LIHEAP. Also includes an anomaly to extend authorization for CISA. H.R.2486/S.1214 Heating and Cooling Relief Act - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) alteration legislation. FY25 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Legislation - Supported research and development for natural gas technologies; support of the Weatherization Assistance Program; opposed use of DOE funds for limiting access to natural gas direct use. FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion, and ensuring the administrative process is in place to carry out the program. Appropriations language supporting delay of implementation for Energy Independence and Security Act Section 433
H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act- Reauthorizes WAP through 2030, authorizes the Weatherization Readiness Program, and raises the statutory Average Cost Per Unit from $6,500 to $12,000, so that households can receive more assistance. Energy Choice Act. H.R. 3699 / S. 1945. - Legislation to Federally preempt States from limiting consumer energy choice (fuel neutral). Public Law No. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act - Implementation of hydrogen production tax credit, Section 48 ITC, and home rebate programs. Permitting Reform. Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R. 4776) NEPA permitting reform legislation that establishes permitting deadlines, reduces duplicative and dilatory environmental reviews, and limits legal challenges. Permitting Reform. Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act (H.R. 3668). Assigns FERC the lead role in pipeline permitting and improve coordination among federal and state agencies reviewing permitting applications for interstate natural gas pipelines, Permitting Reform. Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act (H.R. 3898). Legislation that seeks to ease regulatory requirements, streamline reviews, and provide greater certainty under the Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting process. Gas Electric Coordination - Considering options to guarantee that natural gas supply remains plentiful, safe, reliable and resilient for both natural gas utility customers as well as for power generation. 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. Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act (H.R. 2613) - Improve federal-private sector pipeline RD&D via new DOE and NIST pipeline programs. H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act- Repeal of section 433 of EISA; efforts to enable c ontinued use of fossil fuels in federal buildings. H.R. 4626, Dont Mess with My Home Appliances Act, EPCA reform - Changes to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to help ensure it serves its intended purpose of increasing appliance energy efficiency and does not remove or eliminate products. H.R.6264 - Path to Affordable Homes Act of 2025 - requires the Department of Energy to assess revised building code standards for certain criteria. Energy Star - future of the ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency program. Furnace Rule - Department of Energy 95% annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) standard for furnaces.
Legislation to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2035- This law, and the DHS pro grams it underpins, is the basis for public-private cyberthreat information sharing and related legal, regulatory, and public disclosure protections that protect private sector engagement. o HR. 5079, the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act (WIMWIG Act), bipartisan bill to update and reauthorize CISA thru 2035. o S.1337, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act, provides a clean ten year CISA extension. o Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) draft CISA modification and 2- year reauthorization legislation Draft Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Legislation - Codify processes to streamline multi-agency cybersecurity regulatory, incident reporting, and cyber threat data sharing into a simpler overall regime with limited multi-agency requirements. H.R.5062 - Pipeline Security Act - Codifies TSA pipeline cybersecurity activities and develops a personnel strategy to ensure TSA has qualified staff. Draft Pipeline Cybersecurity Legislation - Language that would require TSA to move forward with pipeline cybersecurity regulation and alter the TSA quasi-regulatory emergency security directive process. TSA Reauthorization. Preliminary legislation to reauthorize TSA operations. AGA and the ONG sector have submitted comments on tweaking TSA;s surface transportation (pipeline) authorities.
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization - House Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee are all drafting new pipeline safety reauthorization legislation. o H.R. 5301, Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES Act) Act of 2025, bipartisan pipeline safety bill passed by House T&I. o Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nations Energy to Assure Safety (PIPELINE Safety Act) Act of 2025, draft pipeline safety legislation from Senate Commerce Committee o Draft pipeline safety legislation is currently being written by House Energy and Commerce Committee. 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 Section 48 Investment Tax Credit implementation Miscellaneous Corporate Tax Matters Retaining a low corporate tax rate Preserving corporate SALT deduction Parity for capital gains and dividends Tariffs Impacts of tariffs on consumer energy bills H.R.1 Budget Reconciliation - o Corporate tax rate o IRA Tax Credits o Corporate Alternate Minimum Tax fix o Permitting regulatory relief o 45V Hydrogen production tax credit H.R. 2872 - Resilience Act of 2025. Fix for Corporate Alternate Minimum
(DEF) Defense: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - language supporting a defense carveout for Section 433, Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings.