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22 hearings tracked

9 positive

5 negative

2 conflict

ConflictSASC-2026-01 · Senate Armed Services Committee

FY2027 NDAA Markup: Defense Acquisition and Industrial Base Priorities

Defense budget topline debates compete with domestic energy investment priorities. Clean energy tax credits may face offset pressure from defense supplemental requests.

ACTION: Monitor markup for clean energy offset provisions. Coordinate with Heinrich office on protecting IRA provisions from defense budget scorekeeping.

Markup — April 2, 2026

ConflictSENV-2026-01 · Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

EPA Regulatory Reform: Permitting Modernization and Environmental Review

EPA Clean Air Act standards updates could impose stricter emission rules on energy projects, but permitting streamlining benefits project timelines — mixed impact.

ACTION: Navigate dual exposure: support permitting reform provisions while monitoring Clean Air Act amendment language. Engage Murkowski office on energy project provisions.

Scheduled — April 16, 2026

IndirectSCC-2026-01 · Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

Surface Transportation Reauthorization: FAST Act Successor Framework

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and zero-emission transit provisions create alignment with clean energy portfolio.

Scheduled — March 19, 2026

IndirectHTI-2026-01 · House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

IIJA Implementation Progress Review: Federal Obligation Rates and Delivery

IIJA clean energy infrastructure components (EV charging, grid resilience) remain unobligated — hearing may accelerate DOE disbursements.

Scheduled — March 25, 2026

PositiveSEC-2026-01 · Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee

DOE Clean Energy Deployment: Loan Programs and Grant Administration

Consortium members with pending DOE LPO applications and IRA grant awards stand to benefit from expedited processing pressure on the department.

ACTION: Prepare testimony from 2 consortium members with pending LPO applications. Coordinate with Heinrich and Murkowski offices on domestic content waiver provisions.

Scheduled — March 21, 2026

PositiveHSC-2026-01 · House Science, Space & Technology Committee

Grid Modernization and Resilience: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Investment

Grid modernization investments directly benefit renewable energy integration and transmission consortium members.

ACTION: Submit written statement on distributed energy resource interconnection queue reform. Engage committee on FERC interconnection rulemaking timeline.

Scheduled — March 26, 2026

PositiveJEC-2026-01 · Joint Economic Committee

Infrastructure Spending Economic Impact: IIJA Job Creation and GDP Effects

Clean energy IIJA components show strong job creation in manufacturing and installation. Supports case for IRA continuation.

ACTION: Submit clean energy job creation data from consortium members. Coordinate with Heinrich office on clean energy component of JEC testimony.

Scheduled — April 14, 2026