Within the Department of Energy, responsibility for responding to energy emergencies — from grid cyberattacks to fuel supply disruptions — is spread across multiple offices without a single designated senior leader. This bill formally assigns those responsibilities to one of DOE's Assistant Secretaries, creating a clear chain of command covering energy security, cybersecurity, emergency planning, and infrastructure resilience. When state, local, or tribal governments or energy companies request help defending against or recovering from an energy threat, the designated Assistant Secretary can coordinate federal technical assistance. The Secretary of Energy is required to ensure these functions are carried out in coordination with other relevant federal agencies.
Congressional Summary
Energy Emergency Leadership ActThis bill expands the list of functions that the Secretary of Energy must assign to assistant secretaries under the Department of Energy Organization Act to include energy emergency and energy security functions, such as responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure and cybersecurity.The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.
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 →
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