# 119-hr-7257: SECURE Grid Act

119-hr-7257, SECURE Grid Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7257
- Congress: 119
- Title: SECURE Grid Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Adds local distribution system security to State energy security plans.** The bill would broaden who those plans cover, require stronger risk assessments and mitigation for physical and cyber threats, and set a sunset date of September 30, 2031. - States: States must add local distribution system security to their energy security plans and submit those plans. Submissions would not have to be approved by the Secretary. - Utilities and suppliers: Electric utilities and suppliers of equipment for generation, transmission, and distribution are explicitly covered. The bill defines a local distribution system as utility-owned infrastructure at 100 kilovolts or less. - Risk and resilience: Plans must address weather, physical attacks, supply chain risks, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities and use a mandatory risk mitigation approach to improve reliability and end-use resilience.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger state plans for grid threats: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require every State energy security plan to cover key hazards. Plans would need to address weather threats, physical attacks on local lines and the bulk-power system, supply chain risks for grid equipment, and cybersecurity risks to local distribution systems that could a…
- Grid security rules would end in 2031: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would make this grid security section expire on September 30, 2031. On that date, the authorities and requirements under this section would end. States, utilities, and suppliers that relied on it would need to shift to other laws or plans. The change would start upon enactment.
- New rules for suppliers and local lines: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would add equipment suppliers to the groups covered by these grid security rules. Supplying equipment for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity would be a covered activity. It would also define local distribution systems as utility-owned energy infrastruc…

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- 119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-7257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7257)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7257 (as of 2026-10-15).