H.R. 7258 · 119th Congress

Energy Emergency Leadership Act

Introduced on Jan 27, 2026 by Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 27, 2026
Cosponsors
4
1 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Department of Energy
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 11, 2026). Public domain.

Energy Emergency Leadership Act

This bill expands the list of functions that the Secretary of Energy must assign to assistant secretaries under the Department of Energy Organization Act to include energy emergency and energy security functions, such as responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure and cybersecurity.

The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Laurel M. LeeR-FL-15Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jan 27, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  5. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. May 11, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-645.
  8. May 11, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-645.
  9. May 11, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
  10. Jun 29, 2026 · HouseMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Jun 29, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4297-4298)
  12. Jun 29, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7258.
  13. Jun 29, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
  14. Jun 29, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
  15. Jun 29, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Jul 13, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2 reports
  2. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $36.7M reported (all issues)
  3. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)
  6. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  7. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. PPL Corporation1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  9. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.1 report
    $350K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. XCEL ENERGY1 report
    $370K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.