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Union Calendar No. 258 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3638 
[Report No. 119–304] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 29, 2025 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DUNN of Florida and Mr. WITTMAN 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assess-
ments and submit reports on the supply chain for the 
generation and transmission of electricity, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Supply Chain 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN 
FOR THE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION 
OF ELECTRICITY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—In carrying out the requirements 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), the Secretary shall, for purposes of moni-
toring the supply chain for the generation and trans-
mission of electricity and in consultation with relevant 
stakeholders, prepare periodic assessments on such supply 
chain that— 
(1) include information on— 
(A) efforts and opportunities to strength-
en, secure, and expand such supply chain; 
(B) any trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in 
the supply, demand, and availability of compo-
nents for or related to generating or transmit-
ting electricity, including components that are 
necessary for the construction or deployment of 
facilities that generate or transmit electricity; 
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(C) national security and energy security 
considerations for strengthening, securing, and 
expanding such supply chain; 
(D) barriers to expanding the capacity 
to— 
(i) manufacture components for or re-
lated to generating or transmitting elec-
tricity in the United States; and 
(ii) process critical materials in the 
United States; 
(E) domestic policies that deter or other-
wise inhibit greater investment into such supply 
chain; 
(F) the effects of any reliance of the 
United States on any foreign entity of concern 
for— 
(i) components for or related to gener-
ating or transmitting electricity; and 
(ii) the exploration, development, or 
production of critical materials necessary 
for manufacturing such components; and 
(G) workforce challenges affecting such 
supply chain; 
(2) identify emerging issues in such supply 
chain; and 
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(3) include recommendations to— 
(A) address any emerging issues identified 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) secure and expand such supply chain. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the most recent assessment prepared 
under subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) CRITICAL
MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘critical 
material’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
1606(a)). 
(3) ELECTRIC
RELIABILITY
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘Electric Reliability Organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 215(a) of the 
Federal Power Act (42 U.S.C. 824o(a)). 
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Union Calendar No. 258 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3638 
[Report No. 119–304] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare peri-
odic assessments and submit reports on the sup-
ply chain for the generation and transmission of 
electricity, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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