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HR 9234 117th Congress House

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potentia… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2022 See on congress.gov
Energy Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionGovernment information and archives
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Oct 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 26, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue regulations about reporting cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure. The regulations must require federal agencies as well as the owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents or potential cybersecurity incidents to DOE within 24 hours of their discovery.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 6, 2022
UPTON, FRED
· Oct 25, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9234: Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9234/
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"H.R. 9234: Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9234/.
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H.R. 9234, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9234/.
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[H.R. 9234: Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9234/)
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