House Bill 3958
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 4, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3958
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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 thesecurity 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.
October 4, 2017
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
10/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
10/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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