US Congress · H.R. 7258 · Passed the House

Energy Emergency Leadership Act

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Introduced 2026-01-27

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Energy

What it does

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.

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1Short title

This section would let the Act be called the Energy Emergency Leadership Act.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Emergency Leadership Act .

2Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries

This section would add a new function to the list of functions assigned under section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)), which assigns functions to be carried out through the Department's Assistant Secretaries. The new function would be energy emergency and energy security functions, covering: responsibilities for energy infrastructure, security and resilience, emerging threats, cybersecurity, supply, and emergency planning and preparedness, coordination, response, and restoration, as appropriate; and, when a State, local, or Tribal government or an energy sector entity requests it, and in coordination with other federal agencies as appropriate, providing technical assistance and support to protect against, detect, and respond to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. This section would also require the Secretary of Energy to make sure these new functions are carried out in coordination with the relevant federal agencies.

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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.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2026-01-27

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-06-29

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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Congressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO

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The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

3 filings

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEvia VENABLE LLP

2 filings

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)via NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

2 filings

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICvia PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

2 filings

AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

1 filing

CMS ENERGY CORPvia CMS ENERGY CORP

1 filing

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEvia CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC

1 filing

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEvia EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE

1 filing

From 16 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2026-07-13).