Promote & protect the interests of natural gas and electric utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas and electric utilities.

 Climate Change
Continue to promote the role of natural gas in the climate
discussion by educating Members of Congress and their staff on its benefits and ability
to reduce carbon emissions over time.

Proposed federal moratorium language for utilities on bad debt collection and disconnections

Energy/ energy efficiency initiatives for federal facilities utilizing energy savings performance contracts and utility energy savings contracts Pipeline Safety Reauthorization. Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities
as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee draft pipeline safety reauthorization legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. 

Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in legislation addressing natural gas pipeline safety and the reauthorization of the Department of Transportations Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee have draft pipeline safety reauthorization legislation pending. This issue came up:
o PIPES Act of 2019. On July 31st, the Senate Commerce Committee passed by
voice-vote (Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) was recorded as a no) the Pipes Act of
2019 (S. 2299), the Senate version of pipeline safety reauthorization legislation. S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act;

Support the emergency assistance measures taken to bolster the LIHEAP
program and help customers ensure their utility bills are paid in the near future during
and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act was passed in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic and provides $2.2 trillion in emergency assistance. The bill
provides $900 million supplemental funding to LIHEAP available through September
2021.

Tax Extenders: Congress is potentially examining the renewal and/or extension of tax provisions that have expired or are set to expire- specifically extension of the Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Tax Deduction 179D H.R. 748, CARES Act;
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act;
H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act;
H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act; CenterPoint Energy along with AGA, EEI, and allied organizations represented within our grassroots partner the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC) support adequate funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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