Bill hides power grid cyber threat data from public view through 2031.

What it does

The bill extends a Department of Energy program through 2031. It lets the government and power firms share threat data about cyber attacks. It sets up an Energy Threat Analysis Center. The center helps them spot risks and plan defenses. The bill hides all shared data from public records requests. It removes rules that require advisory groups to be open.

Who it affects

People who use power gain stronger protection from cyber attacks. Power firms, utilities, and cyber vendors get access to the program. The public loses the right to see threat data.

One thing to notice

The Secretary of Energy can pick which firms get help. There is no rule to treat similar firms the same way. Data shared in the program is hidden from public records requests.

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

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.

• Feb 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 2, 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 12, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563”
• 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 H4300-4301)”
• 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

11 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 13 reports from Mar 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $43,888,610 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 66 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 92% of bills with any report.

Kathy Castor, who sponsored the bill, received $904,300 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
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (nreca) — $980,000 in 1 report
• American Electric Power Company, Inc. and Affiliated Corporations — $380,000 in 1 report
• Xcel Energy Inc — $370,000 in 1 report

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

Words to know

• Energy Threat Analysis Center — A place where the government and power firms share data about cyber attacks and plan defenses.
• cyber — Related to computers and digital systems, especially attacks on them.
• advisory groups — Groups that include government and outside members and must follow rules about being open.
• threat data — Facts about cyber attacks and risks to power systems.
• 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.