Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a report: (1) identifying significant cybersecurity risks to critical defense infrastructure, (2) assessing the potential effects of such risks on the readiness of the Armed Forces, (3) evaluating the strategic benefits and challenges of isolating military infrastructure from the electric grid, and (4) recommending a path forward to address these security risks.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2017 to Apr 18, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 27, 2017 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Sep 27, 2017 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Sep 27, 2017 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 18, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2017 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Oct 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Sep 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 155, September 27, 2017, page H7588.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1800 | Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Sep 12, 2017 |
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a report on significant security risks of the national electric grid and the potential effect of such security risks on the readiness of the Armed Forces.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
