HR-7258 — Energy Emergency Leadership Act

YourVoice.Now Summary

Transparency & AccountabilityCorporate Benefits

Nothing changes at your meter — but one top Energy Department official would own grid emergencies.

Transparency & Accountability

Named senior official for energy emergencies — required by law

Today the law does not say who at the Energy Department owns grid emergencies. This adds that duty to a top official's job. It covers cyber threats, supply, and response when the power goes out.

Corporate Benefits

Federal security help for energy companies — when they ask

Energy companies could ask for federal technical help to spot and stop attacks on their systems. States, local governments, and Tribes could ask for the same help.

More about this bill

Most people would notice no change in daily life. The work happens inside the Department of Energy, not at your meter. One top official there would be put in charge of energy emergencies and grid security. The job would cover power supply, cyberattacks, new threats, and planning for a crisis. Putting it in law means an Assistant Secretary must hold the duty. States, Tribes, local governments, and energy companies could ask that office for help. The help would cover threats and attacks on energy systems. The Energy Secretary would have to work with other federal agencies too. The House passed it on June 29, 2026. The Senate received it in July.

Congressional Summary

Energy Emergency Leadership Act This 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

Computer security and identity theftDepartment of EnergyEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFederal-Indian relationsInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations

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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