House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PROTECT the Grid Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit a report assessing vulnerabilities to the electric grid in the United States from certain Internet-connected devices and applications, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Crenshaw R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 23, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7208.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRENSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 15, January 22, 2026, Page H1351):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7208, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7208
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw.
- H.R. 498 (119th) Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
- H.R. 3756 (119th) FISH Act of 2025
- H.R. 3859 (119th) Returning Illegals over Turmoil Act
- H.Res. 262 (119th) Establishing the Select Committee to Defeat the Mexican Drug Cartels.
- H.R. 2830 (119th) Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2025
- H.R. 424 (119th) State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 2593 (119th) PROTECT the Grid ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.