The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote Thursday on legislation to protect pipelines and the electric grid from cyberthreats and other dangers.
The roster of bills, which include giving new authorities to the Department of Energy, already cleared the Energy Subcommittee with broad, bipartisan support.
The “Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient (SECURE) Grid Act,” H.R. 7257, from subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require states to address physical security, cybersecurity and resilience of local distribution systems in their state energy security plans.
The “Energy Emergency Leadership Act,” H.R. 7258, from Reps. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) and Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), would create a Senate-confirmed assistant secretary position at DOE focused on cybersecurity threats to grid infrastructure.
