HR7258Passed House
Energy Emergency Leadership Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into LawFailed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2026-01-27
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Laurel M. Lee
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.6% (554 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Progressive Groups$200k
Full profile: /officials/L000597
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReported By · 2026-05-11
Previously
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-01-27
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-27
Plain-English Summary
Energy Emergency Leadership Act This bill expands the list of functions that the Secretary of Energy must assign to assistant secretaries under the Department of Energy Organization Act to include energy emergency and energy security functions, such as responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Energy
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7258 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 562 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7258 [Report No. 119-645] To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2026 Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself and Mr. Walberg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 11, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Landsman, Mr. Balderson, and Mr. Onder May 11, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''. SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including-- ``(A) responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure, security and resilience, emerging threats, cybersecurity, supply, and emergency planning and preparedness, coordination, response, and restoration, as appropriate; and ``(B) upon request of a State, local, or Tribal government or energy sector entity, and in coordination with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance and support to protect against, detect, and respond to energy security threats, risks, and incidents.''. (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the functions of the Secretary described in section 203(a)(12) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (as added by this Act) are performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies. Union Calendar No. 562 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7258 [Report No. 119-645] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ May 11, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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