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Chair announces markup of five Energy Subcommittee bills to bolster grid cybersecurity
Summary
The chair said the committee will mark up five Energy Subcommittee bills intended to strengthen the physical and cyber security of the electric grid, increase DOE leadership, provide funding and technical assistance to rural and municipal utilities, and authorize public–private partnerships for information sharing.
The chair told the committee it would mark up five bills from the Energy Subcommittee aimed at strengthening the physical and cyber security of the electric grid.
He said the bills would "help ensure the physical and cyber security of one of America's greatest forms of infrastructure — our electric grid," and would include provisions to strengthen Department of Energy leadership, provide targeted funding and technical assistance to rural and municipal utilities, and authorize public–private partnerships to enhance information sharing.
The chair framed the measures as bipartisan cyber security bills intended to address threats, including from adverse nation-states. The transcript excerpt does not include bill numbers, full texts, or a schedule for final passage; the chair thanked ranking members named in the transcript (Pallone and Kassar) for their work on the measures.
No formal votes or final outcomes for those five bills were recorded in the provided excerpt; the chair's remarks announced the planned markup but did not record subsequent motions, amendments or roll-call votes.
