HR 3958
115th Congress
House
Energy
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Industrial facilities
Research administration and funding
Technology assessment
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2017
Introduced: October 4, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2017
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Energy's (DOE) national laboratories to (1) identify the security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector; and (2) research, develop, test, and implement technology that can be used to isolate the most critical systems of such entities from cyberattacks.
The bill also directs the Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of DOE to establish a working group to evaluate the technology solutions proposed by the national laboratories and to develop a national strategy to isolate the energy grid from attacks.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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