118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1389 — GRID Act

“To provide the Secretary of Energy with the authority to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to improve the resilience of defense critical electric infrastructure and reduce the vulnerability of critical defense facilities to the disruption of the supply of electric energy to those facilities.”

Energy

Introduced Mar 7, 2023

Last action Mar 17, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 7, 2023

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Referred

Mar 17, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill gives the Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to address the vulnerability of critical defense facilities to electric energy supply disruptions. Specifically, DOE may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with external providers of electric energy to (1) improve the resilience of defense critical electric infrastructure, or (2) reduce such vulnerability.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Mar 17, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced in House

Mar 7, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.