The Department of Energy would be required to regularly assess and report on the supply chain for electricity generation and transmission — from critical minerals and transformers to cybersecurity risks and workforce shortages. Reports would go to Congress every three years, with expedited reports if urgent threats emerge. The assessments must cover foreign dependencies, advanced transmission technologies, and opportunities to strengthen domestic manufacturing. This is the Senate companion to HR-3638, addressing the same gap: there's no systematic federal tracking of whether the components needed to keep the lights on are actually available.
Congressional Summary
Electric Supply Chain ActThis bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically assess the supply chain that supports the generation and transmission of electricity and report on the assessment to the appropriate congressional committees.Specifically, DOE must periodically assess and report oninformation including trends and vulnerabilities in the supply of components needed for generating or transmitting electricity, barriers to expanding U.S. capacity to process critical materials, and domestic policies that deter greater investment into the supply chain;emerging issues in the supply chain; andrecommendations to address these emerging issues and to secure and expand the supply chain.The initial report must be submitted no later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-12-16
- Date Added
- 2026-04-14