Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
Latest action · Feb 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Energy's (DOE) national laboratories to (1) identify the security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector, and (2) evaluate technology that can be used to isolate the most critical systems of such entities from cyberattacks.
In addition, DOE must establish a working group to evaluate the technology solutions proposed by the national laboratories and to develop a national strategy to isolate the energy grid from attacks.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 17, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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. 165, no. 10, January 17, 2019, page H720.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 174 | Securing Energy Infrastructure Act | Identical bill | Aug 16, 2019 |
| S 245 | Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Industrial facilities
- Research administration and funding
- Technology assessment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced 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.
