NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

ENV · Environment/Superfund

- Issues related to broadband permitting - issues related to PFAS CERCKA liability - draft legislation on National Environmental Protection Act reforms - issues related to environmental permitting reform

HCR · Health Issues

- Draft legislation regarding ERISA Preemption, telemedicine, rural health, group health plan, PBMs and flexible spending accounts

RET · Retirement

- Draft retirement savings proposals impacting defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

- Issues related to budget reconciliation - Issues related to elective pay and energy tax credits - S. 674 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act - S. 448 Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act (CIRCUIT Act) - H.R. 1873/ S. 674 - The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

Literal federal measure citations: S. 674, S. 448, H.R. 1873, S. 674

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

- issues related to USDA ReConnect program and funding - issues related to Agriculture Appropriations, including funding for the Rural Utilities Service and USDA Rural Development programs - issues related to broadband funding - issues related to LIHEAP funding - issues related to FEMA funding - issues related to DOE funding - issues related to obtaining appropriations for distribution transformers - H. con. Res. 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 - issues related to FY26 USAID funding for the Cooperative Development Program - issues related to FY26 coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program funding - issues related to EPA air, water, and waste regulations for power plants - issues related to USDA Powering Rural Energy Saving Program - issues related to FY26 Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill - issues related to FY26 State and Foreign Appropriations Bill

Literal federal measure citations: H. con. Res. 14

AGR · Agriculture

- issues related to rural broadband deployment - issues related to USDA's ReConnect Program and Community Connect Program - issues related to the Rural Utilities Service electric loan program - issues related to FY26 Agriculture Appropriations - issues related to the USDA New Empowering Rural America and USDA Powering Affordable Clean Energy programs - issues related to broadband permitting - issues related to USDA permitting - issues related to Farm Bill RUS financing - issues related to energy efficiency programs at USDA - issues related to rural development programs at USDA - issues related to broadband mapping - issues related to USDA Rural Development - issues related to middle mile infrastructure - issues related to the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program - issues related to the Rural Energy Savings Program - The Reconnecting Rural America Act - The Rural Internet Improvement Act - H.R. 471 - Fix our Forests Act - issues related to wildfire insurance and strict liability - issues related to USDA Electric Loan Program - issues related to Rural Utilities Service guaranteed underwriter program funding - issues related to RUS-financed projects - issues related to the Rural Utilities Service Electric Loan Program appropriations letter

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 471

TEC · Telecommunications

- issues related to middle mile broadband - issues related to implementation of the BEAD program at NTIA - issues related to rural broadband deployment - issues related to improving the FCC's national broadband maps - issues related to broadband permitting - issues related to RDOF implementation - issues related to pole attachments - issues related to the FCC's Universal Service Fund - issues related to broadband affordability - issues related to USDA's ReConnect and Community Connect programs

NAT · Natural Resources

- issues related to broadband permitting - H.R. 2073 - Defending Our Dams Act - H.R. 2432 - Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act - H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 - H.R. 1001 - to provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund - issues related to the Lower Snake River Dams

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2073, H.R. 2432, H.R. 1897, H.R. 1001

UTI · Utilities

- issues related to pole attachments - issues related to middle mile broadband

FOR · Foreign Relations

- issues related to USAID Cooperative Development Program - issues related to Power Africa - issues related to FY26 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

- issues related to permitting reform - issues related to the Reliable Power Act - H.R. 1047: GRID Power Act - PURPA 111(d) Reliability Legislation - PURPA 111(d) Clean Energy Standard Legislation - The Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act - issues related to Prohibiting the Retirement of Baseload Electric Generation - issues related to electric sector security including reliability, public/private and cross-sector partnerships, information sharing and protections, incident reporting, research and development, cyber resources, liability issues, defense critical infrastructure, threat environment, supply chain, and security postures - issues related to electric grid reliability - nominations of DOE political appointees - issues related to DOE infrastructure programs and grants - issues related to DOE funding for advanced and small modular nuclear reactors

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1047

DIS · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

- H.R. 164 - Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act of 2025

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 164

TRA · Transportation

- issues related to electric vehicles and ev charging infrastructure - issues related to Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems

HOM · Homeland Security

- issues related to electric sector security including cybersecurity, information sharing and protections, incident reporting, existing standards, postures, supply chains, threat environments, procedures, roles, responsibilities and authorities - H.R. 1000 - The Cyber PIVOTT Act

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1000

DEF · Defense

- issues related to defense critical electric infrastructures, utility privatization, defense community infrastructure, the roll of electric cooperatives with DoD facilities including associated responsibilities, processes, expectations and requirements - issues related to DoD installations - issues related to FY26 National Defense Authorization Act

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

- issues related to Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting and CWA permitting legislation - issues related to EPA's steam electric effluent limitation guideline (ELG) regulations - issues related to EPA's greenhouse gas regulations for new natural gas and existing coal plants - issues related to the definition of "Waters of the United States" - H.R. 1651 - to nullify the EPA Power Plant Rule - issues related to EPA's power plant greenhouse gas rule - issues related to EPA's mercury and air toxics rule - issues related to EPA's power plant wastewater rule - issues related to EPA's ozone transport rule - nominations of EPA political employees

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1651

POS · Postal

- issues related to rural USPS service and USPS service changes

WAS · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)

- issues related to federal and state coal combustion residual (CCR) permitting programs and funding - issues related to FY26 Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill - issues related to federal action and legislative proposals on CCR management and closure regulations, including the final CCR Legacy Coal Ash regulation