The House will take up bipartisan legislation this week to protect the electric grid and other energy infrastructure from physical and cyber threats.
The floor agenda includes H.R. 7257, the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient (SECURE) Grid Act, from Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.).
The bill would tweak the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require states to update their energy security plans to include improvements to the physical security and cybersecurity of local distribution systems.
Also on the list is the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, H.R. 7258, from Reps. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) and Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), which would establish a Senate-confirmed position at the Department of Energy focused on assessing and preventing cyberthreats aimed at the grid.
