# 119-hr-7305: Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026

119-hr-7305, Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7305
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Strengthen the energy sector's collective defense.** This bill would reorganize and expand the Department of Energy's Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience Program by creating an Energy Threat Analysis Center to analyze threats, share classified and unclassified information, and provide mitigation recommendations to protect energy systems from operational attacks. - Energy companies and operators would get intelligence-driven analysis, shared alerts, and technical infrastructure for advanced analytics and experimentation to detect and mitigate threats, including information at both classified and unclassified levels. - State, Tribal, and local governments would receive information deemed voluntarily shared and exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, U.S.C., with certain withholding allowed under section 552(b)(3)(B). - The Department of Energy and partners would gain broader transaction authority to use contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and other transactions, plus pre-approved national security contracting mechanisms, model partnership agreements, and expedited review procedures to reduce delays. The program could operate at one or more physical locations and its authorization window is extended to 2027 through 2031.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New center to fight energy threats: benefit, high. If enacted, DOE would set up an Energy Threat Analysis Center at one or more sites. It would help government and energy companies analyze and stop threats to energy systems. It would share classified and unclassified data and build tools for analytics, alerts, and testing. The bill would extend thi…
- Faster partnerships, less public access to data: mixed, high. The Secretary would be able to use contracts, grants, and other deals, with pre‑approved national security tools and faster reviews, to cut delays. Information shared under the program would be treated as voluntary, exempt from FOIA and similar state laws, and would be withheld from public release.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7305 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7305)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7305 (as of 2026-09-21).