{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3638","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3638","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-05-29","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-12-11","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h324","question":"On Passage","title":"Electric Supply Chain Act","result":"Passed","yea":267,"nay":159,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll324.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2025-12-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-09-19","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Electric Supply Chain Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically assess the supply chain that supports the generation and transmission of electricity and report on the assessment to the appropriate congressional committees."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, DOE must periodically assess and report on"},{"k":"li","t":"information including trends and vulnerabilities in the supply of components needed for generating or transmitting electricity, barriers to expanding U.S. capacity to process critical materials, and domestic policies that deter greater investment into the supply chain;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"emerging issues in the supply chain; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"recommendations to address these emerging issues and to secure and expand the supply chain.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The initial report must be submitted no later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill."}],"words":120},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments of the supply chain for generating and transmitting electricity and to report on the most recent assessment to congressional committees.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}]},"core_areas":["Periodic Department of Energy assessments of the electricity generation and transmission supply chain","Reports to congressional committees on those assessments"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to prepare periodic assessments of the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, for purposes of monitoring that supply chain.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}},{"text":"Requires each assessment to include information on trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in the supply, demand, and availability of components for or related to generating or transmitting electricity.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}},{"text":"Requires each assessment to include information on barriers to expanding the capacity to manufacture, deliver, and install such components in the United States and to process critical materials in the United States.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}},{"text":"Requires each assessment to identify emerging issues in the supply chain and to include recommendations to address those issues and to secure and expand the supply chain.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit a report on the most recent assessment to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than one year after enactment, and periodically thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}},{"text":"Defines the appropriate committees of Congress as the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh#HDAAD14B880FE46B1832D51CB8EECB531"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-12-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3638/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3638.png","v":"5ad3d933fce0","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3638, 119th Congress: Electric Supply Chain Act. House: 267 Yea, 159 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 11 Dec 2025."}}