PROTECT the Grid Act

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Introduced 2026-01-22Topic: infrastructure utilities · technology privacy · energy

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This bill would require the Secretary of Commerce, working with other federal officials, to send Congress a report within 270 days on national security risks from apps controlled by foreign adversaries that can control Internet-connected devices using more than 500 watts, such as electric vehicle chargers, dryers, and water heaters. The report must consider how widely these devices are used, risks to the electric grid, and public comments from industry, consumer groups, and others. It must recommend ways to reduce identified risks, which may include limits on federal purchases of such products and certification or labeling rules for the devices. The bill would also make Executive Order 13873, which deals with securing the communications technology supply chain, into federal law.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-22		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-01-22		Introduced in House	introduce

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