HR7208-119

In Committee

PROTECT the Grid Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, PROTECT the Grid Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3B6BAD8C64FE44289804AD958412F520: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Remote Operations by Threatening Entities on Critical Technology for the Grid Act or the PROTECT the...
  • Section HFD75DA161E94440DB31681BFC52BD28B: 2. Findings; Purposes Congress finds that— the rapid proliferation of high-wattage IoT devices, such as electric vehicle chargers, clothes dryers, smart air...
  • Section HA5467F397EA142ADAB8FAD0EF99A9C21: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term consumer product has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a))....
  • Section H420EF869AB434D758C01C51BEE6C4997: 4. Report on national security risks posed by foreign adversary-controlled applications with the capability of controlling high-wattage IoT devices Not later...
  • Section HE792442FC82640C6886A987307D0F4D7: 5. Codification of Executive Order 13873 The provisions of Executive Order 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689; relating to securing the information and communications...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, PROTECT the Grid Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Government Operations, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, PROTECT the Grid Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Government Operations Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 23, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Jan 22, 2026

Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Government Operations Trade
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"IoT" §HA5467F397EA142ADAB8FAD0EF99A9C21

Internet of Things. The term relevant Federal official means— any Federal official described in section 1(a) of Executive Order 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689

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