YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityCorporate BenefitsYour state would have to plan for storms, attacks, and hackers hitting local power lines — your bill stays the same.
Transparency & Accountability
The whole state energy security plan section would stop working on September 30, 2031. Congress would have to pass a new law to keep it going.
Congress's watchdog must check by September 30, 2030 whether these plans helped states deal with threats. Its report goes to two committees, and it can be shared with the public.
States must still write these plans to keep getting certain federal energy funds. But the Energy Department would no longer have to sign off on what a state turns in.
Today, states can keep some sensitive grid details out of public view. That shield would now cover local lines too, and such details would sit in a closed annex of the 2030 report.
Corporate Benefits
Today, states talk to the firms that own and run energy systems while writing plans. The bill adds the firms that sell gear for making and moving power.
More about this bill
If you get power at home, your bill and your service would not change. What changes is how your state plans for threats to the lines that bring power to your door. States write energy security plans to stay eligible for certain federal energy funds. Those plans would have to cover storm damage, physical attacks, hacking, and shortages of grid equipment. The rules would reach local lines rated at 100 kilovolts or less, not just the big long-distance network. Plans would also have to spell out how the state would respond and recover. States would no longer need the Energy Department to sign off on the plan they turn in. The department would have to help any state that asks. Sensitive details about local power systems could be kept out of public view. By September 30, 2030, the Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on whether these plans have worked. That report can be released to the public, minus a closed annex. The program would end on September 30, 2031 unless Congress renews it.
Congressional Summary
Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act or the SECURE Grid Act This bill extends through FY2031 and modifies requirements for state energy security plans. Under current law, states are required to submit to the Department of Energy (DOE) state energy security plans that meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to receive federal financial assistance for state energy conservation programs. The bill specifies that DOE is not required to approve the plans. The bill requires DOE to provide information, technical assistance, and other assistance in the development, implementation, or revision of a state energy security plan upon the request of a state. The bill also requires states to address additional factors in their energy security plans, such as (1) weather-related threats and vulnerabilities; (2) supply chain risks for equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; and (3) the security of local distribution systems and the bulk-power system. A local distribution system is energy infrastructure owned and operated by an electric utility at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or less. In addition, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the efficacy of state energy security plans.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-11
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
Like reading a bill in plain English?
We're building an app that does this for every bill in Congress and lets you tell your reps how you want them to vote. We're a small team getting ready to launch, and we're trying to show investors that real people want this. Be one of them. Help us get it built. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment the app is ready.