AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

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; 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. FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. Continuing Appropriations Act - Supported inclusion of LIHEAP funding Appropriations language supporting delay of implementation for Energy Independence and Security Act Section 433

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.2486, S.1214

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Draft legislation to Federally preempt States from limiting consumer energy choice (fuel neutral). H. J. RES. 20, S.J. RES 4.- Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters Public Law No. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act - Implementation of hydrogen production tax credit, Section 48 ITC, and home rebate programs. House Permitting Reform - House Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure and Resources Committee draft permitting reform legislation covering FERC/DOE, National Environmental Policy Act, and Clean Water Act permitting reforms respectively. 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. EISA Section 433 efforts to enable continued use of fossil fuels in federal buildings.

Literal federal measure citations: H. J. RES. 20, S.J. RES 4, H.R. 2613

HOM · Homeland Security

Draft Legislation to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2035. Draft Pipeline Security Act - codifies TSA pipeline cybersecurity activities and develops a personnel strategy to ensure TSA has qualified staff. Draft Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act - To harmonize conflicting industry cybersecurity requirements between multiple agencies. (Staff Discussion Draft) Preventing Attacks and Physical Threats to Pipeline Infrastructure - Any impact on natural gas utility infrastructure.

TRA · Transportation

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. Easing Gas/Electric Infrastructure Locating Costs Due to Federally Incentivized Broadband Build-Out - relating to infrastructure development cost allocation.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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

DEF · Defense

NDAA - language supporting a defense carveout for Section 433, Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings.