PROTECT the Grid Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7208 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7208 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2026 Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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 Grid Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the rapid proliferation of high-wattage IoT devices, such as electric vehicle chargers, clothes dryers, smart air conditioners, water heaters, ovens, and similar appliances, has dramatically increased the number of connected devices in households in the United States; (2)(A) smart appliance applications and software platforms increasingly serve as remote control interfaces; and (B) when those applications and software platforms o