HR 5240 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act

Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 615.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy to facilitate and encourage public-private partnerships in order to address and mitigate the physical security and cybersecurity risks of electric utilities.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2018 to Apr 13, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-NVJacky RosenApr 13, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2018Markup May 9, 2018Reported Jun 28, 2018
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2018Markup Apr 18, 2018Reported Apr 18, 2018

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-795.
  2. Jun 28, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 615.
  3. May 9, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. May 9, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Apr 18, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Apr 18, 2018Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  7. Mar 16, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  8. Mar 9, 2018Introduced in House
  9. Mar 9, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. May 24, 2018H.R. 5240, Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 42, March 9, 2018, page H1507.

Printed hearings 4

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-170DOE MODERNIZATION: THE OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE68 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 27, 2018
Serial No. 115-119OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE FY 2019 BUDGET180 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 17, 2018
Serial No. 115-117THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET136 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 12, 2018
Serial No. 115-108DOE MODERNIZATION: LEGISLATION ADDRESSING CYBERSECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE187 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMar 14, 2018

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 359Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships ActReintroduced BillSep 30, 2020
S 3677Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships ActRelated billNov 29, 2018

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2018Reported in House
  2. Mar 9, 2018Introduced in House

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