Energy Emergency Leadership Act (DOE Assistant Secretary Functions)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-13 — SECURE Grid Act: cross-connection with state-energy-security-plans: Both statutes structure DOE’s role in energy security — SECURE Grid Act updates state-level planning requirements while the Energy Emergency Leadership Act defines the DOE Assistant Secretary responsible for related emergency and security functions. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-13 — Energy Emergency Leadership Act: HR7258 (119th Congress) would require the Secretary of Energy to assign energy emergency and energy security functions—including energy infrastructure protection and cybersecurity—to DOE assistant secretaries and coordinate those functions with other federal agencies; received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (novelty: 2)