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H.R. 7258

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 7258, the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 27, 2026 by Rep. Laurel Lee (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jul 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 7258 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb7258/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 7258 EH: Energy Emergency Leadership Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 7258
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Energy Emergency Leadership Act  .
2.
Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries
(a)
In general
Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(12)
Energy emergency and energy security functions, including—
(A)
responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure, security and resilience, emerging threats, cybersecurity, supply, and emergency planning and preparedness, coordination, response, and restoration, as appropriate; and
(B)
upon request of a State, local, or Tribal government or energy sector entity, and in coordination with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance and support to protect against, detect, and respond to energy security threats, risks, and incidents.
 .
(b)
Coordination
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the functions of the Secretary described in section 203(a)(12) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (as added by this Act) are performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies.
    Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-27
  2. Passed House2026-06-29
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House May 11, 2026

hb7258/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (05/11/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Laurel Lee (R) sponsors H.R. 7258, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7258 went before 3 committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce and Energy Subcommittee.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Jul 13, 2026 · 314 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · May 11, 2026 · 1,636 Bills
Energy Subcommittee
Energy Subcommittee
Reported by · Feb 4, 2026

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 7258, the latest H. Rept. 119-645.

Actions

H.R. 7258 has taken 14 actions since Jan 27, 2026, the latest on Jul 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 13, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jun 29, 202616:17
House
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 29, 202616:17
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4297-4298)
Jun 29, 202616:17
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7258.
Jun 29, 202616:25
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)

Votes

H.R. 7258 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7258 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Energy Emergency Leadership Act — Display Title
  • Energy Emergency Leadership Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Energy Emergency Leadership Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Energy Emergency Leadership Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Energy Emergency Leadership Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7258, the latest on Apr 1, 2026.

Lobbying

10 clients hired 11 firms and 142 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7258 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Transportation, Defense, Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINENon-profit supporting osteopathic medical schools through medical education and researchMaryland14$200K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia13—
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEAssociation of US shareholder-owned electric companiesDistrict of Columbia22$50K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)—Virginia12—
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC—Oregon12—
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—
CMS ENERGY CORP—District of Columbia11—
PPL CORPORATION—District of Columbia11—
PUGET SOUND ENERGY—Washington11—
XCEL ENERGY INC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
VENABLE LLP14$200K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.13—
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)12—
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC12—
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION11—
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC11$50K
CMS ENERGY CORP11—
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE11—
PPL CORPORATION11—
PUGET SOUND ENERGY11—
XCEL ENERGY, INC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 142.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ILISA HALPERN PAUL114
LOREN AHO114
RICHARD WARD114
SARAH DONOVAN114
WILLIAM NORDWIND114
ABELARDO TORRES113
ALEXA BRANSON113
AMANDA MAYS113
ANDREA PORWOLL113
ASHLEY GUM113
BENJAMIN KRON113
BRADLEY WATTS113
BRINCE MANNING113
BROOKE MILLER113
CASSIA CARVALHO113
CHAD WHITEMAN113
CHANTEL SHEAKS113
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW113
CHRISTOPHER EYLER113
CHRISTOPHER GUITH113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2026 second_quarter$980K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2026 first_quarter$850K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 second_quarter$370K2nd Quarter - Report
PUGET SOUND ENERGYPUGET SOUND ENERGY2026 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICPORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC2026 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICPORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC2026 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Report
PPL CORPORATIONPPL CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTECAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEVENABLE LLP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEVENABLE LLP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEVENABLE LLP2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEVENABLE LLP2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7258 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 10 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7258’s is Energy.

hr7258/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7258 carries 10 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Computer security and identity theft to State and local government operations.

hr7258/subjects.txt
Computer security and identity theftDepartment of EnergyEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsFederal officialsInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7258, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of Florida:H.R. 7258.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8[Page H1916]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com