Energy Emergency Leadership Act passed the House 153 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 27, 2026
ReportedMay 11, 2026
Passed one chamberJun 29, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 63 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 45 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 167 words
- Subjects
- Computer security and identity theftDepartment of EnergyEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officials +4 more
- Latest action
- Jul 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]