In a Jan. 19 hearing of the House Energy Subcommittee, representatives questioned two Biden administration appointees on U.S. pipeline infrastructure, energy prices, and a rumored ban on exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The hearing was occasioned by Subcommittee Chair Bobby Rush’s (D-Ill.) proposed legislation, H.R. 6084, the “Energy Product Reliability Act.” That measure would compel the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to certify a new regulatory body called the Energy Product Reliability Corporation (ERPO). ERPO is designed to resemble the Energy Reliability Organization (ERO), with which FERC oversees the electrical grid. ERPO would develop and enforce reliability standards for energy pipelines, including natural gas pipelines, hydrogen pipelines, and petroleum pipelines. The legislation charges FERC with approving or disapproving those standards. In particular, ERPO would be required to establish standards on physical security, cybersecurity, and the maintenance of reliable electricity generation. The measure comes half a year after the Keystone …