New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New England; New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; wholesale electricity markets in New England; distribution rate cases in Massachusetts and winter rate filings in Massachusetts.

Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238).

Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts.

Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016.

Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New England, and transmission planning in New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities.

Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act.

Status of collective bargaining labor negotiations with United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012-04.

Pathway to reduce by 80 percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (80x50). Implementation of comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), including interest deductibility, accelerated depreciation, normalization, and international tax. Legislation relating to energy efficiency, energy performance requirement for federal buildings, grid-enabled water heaters, building energy codes, information technologies, and data centers, including: S. 385/H.R. 1443, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2017; H.R. 723/S.239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017; S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017; and S. 2142, CHP Support Act. 

Federal policy relating to climate change, including a price on carbon emissions, or cap-and-trade/cap and dividend program.

Legislation relating to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, including H.R. 5175, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. Cybersecurity legislation and proposals relating to physical security, including: S. Res. 23, establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity; H.R. 940, the Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats Act; H.R. 998, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules); H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017; H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017; S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; S. 141, the Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act; and H.R. 5175, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act.
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