State energy security plans would have to cover local power distribution lines
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Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto · Senator · NV
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Official title: SECURE Grid Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
Introduced:
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States would have to add local power distribution systems of 100 kilovolts or lower to their energy security plans, covering storms, attacks and supply chain risks.
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What does this do?
The bill changes a federal law that asks each state to keep an energy security plan. States would have to cover local distribution systems (power lines and equipment at 100 kilovolts or lower) and address severe weather, physical attacks, cyberattacks, and equipment supply chain risks. Plans would also need to describe how to respond and recover, and states would have to consult companies that make and supply the equipment.
Who does it affect?
State governments and their energy offices would have more to cover in their plans. Electric utilities and equipment suppliers may be asked to take part in planning, while everyday customers would see no direct changes.
Why does it matter?
State plans would reach the local equipment that carries power from larger lines to homes and businesses. States would keep the final say on plan contents, since the Secretary of Energy would not need to approve them, and the program would run through September 30, 2031.
What does it cost, and who pays?
The bill does not itself set aside new funding. It asks the to report by September 30, 2030 on how federal money to states has been used.
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Based on the “Introduced in Senate” text of Mar 24, 2026.
After that text, a committee agreed on Sep 30, 2026 to send the bill to the full chamber with changes. This plain-language version may not reflect them.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Senate committeeYou are here · Sep 30, 2026
- Senate vote
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.