Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act
Latest action · Feb 28, 2023 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 1.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue regulations about reporting cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure. The regulations must require federal agencies as well as the owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents or potential cybersecurity incidents to DOE within 24 hours of their discovery.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2023 to May 9, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Feb 24, 2023 |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 3, 2023 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | May 9, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2023Discharged Feb 28, 2023Markup Feb 28, 2023 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2023Discharged Feb 28, 2023 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Discharged.
- Feb 28, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 28, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 1.
- Feb 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2023Referred 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 7, 2023H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 28, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 36, February 24, 2023, page H875.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-57 | EXAMINING EMERGING THREATS TO ELECTRIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE132 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 18, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1148 | Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act | Identical bill | Feb 21, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2023Introduced 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.
