States must protect local power grids from cyberattacks and damage.

What it does

This bill changes federal energy law. States must now add plans to protect power lines and equipment. The plans must cover cyberattacks, physical attacks, bad weather, and supply problems. States must talk to equipment makers when they write these plans. The federal government will check how well states do this by 2030.

Who it affects

States must write new plans for power grid safety. Local power companies will need to follow these plans. The rule ends in 2031.

One thing to notice

Equipment makers get a formal say in how states plan for power grid safety. The rule stops in 2031 unless Congress votes to keep it.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrats.

• Jan 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy”
• Feb 4, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• May 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561”
• Jun 29, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)”
• Jun 29, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

14 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 16 reports from Mar 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $49,438,610 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 52 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 94% of bills with any report.

Robert Latta, who sponsored the bill, received $856,126 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $36,700,000 in 2 reports
• Edison Electric Institute — $4,248,610 in 2 reports
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company — $3,530,000 in 1 report
• Duke Energy Corporation — $2,280,000 in 1 report
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association — $650,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• power lines and equipment — Wires and machines that bring electricity to homes and businesses.
• cyberattacks — Attacks on computer systems by hackers to damage or shut them down.
• supply problems — Trouble getting equipment and parts from makers to power companies.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.