Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

House Bill

H.R. 3277

119th Congress

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Tim Walberg

Representative

Republican

MI-5

Cosponsors

10

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Energy

Summary

This bill would expand the responsibilities of the Department of Energy to include energy emergency and security functions, like overseeing energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. It would require the Department to coordinate these new duties with other federal agencies.

Latest Action

Received in the Senate.

SponsorTim Walberg (R-MI)

Introduced6/10/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and

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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

This bill would expand the responsibilities of the Department of Energy to include energy emergency and security functions, like overseeing energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. It would require the Department to coordinate these new duties with other feder

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This bill would expand the responsibilities of the Department of Energy to include energy emergency and security functions, like overseeing energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. It would require the Department to coordinate these new duties with other federal agencies.

Bill Number: 3277
Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Introduced: 6/10/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and
Policy Area: Energy

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Fact Sheet

Title: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Bill Number: 3277
Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and
Introduced: 6/10/2025
Summary: This bill would expand the responsibilities of the Department of Energy to include energy emergency and security functions, like overseeing energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. It would require the Department to coordinate these new duties with other federal agencies.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would expand the responsibilities of the Department of Energy to include energy emergency and security functions, like overseeing energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. It would require the Department to coordinate these new duties with other federal agencies.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Energy Emergency Leadership Act This bill expands the list of functions that the Secretary of Energy must assign to assistant secretaries under the Department of Energy Organization Act to include energy emergency and energy security functions, such as responsibilities with respect to infrastructure and cybersecurity. The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Expands the Department of Energy's duties to include energy emergency and security functions
Requires the Department to coordinate these new responsibilities with other federal agencies
Focuses on issues like energy infrastructure and cybersecurity

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, the Department of Energy would take on a larger role in protecting the nation's energy systems and preparing for potential disruptions. This could impact energy providers, infrastructure operators, and government agencies that work on energy security. The changes could help improve the coordination and effectiveness of the federal response to energy emergencies and cyberattacks.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Energy

Related Subjects

Computer security and identity theft

Department of Energy

Emergency planning and evacuation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Federal-Indian relations

Infrastructure development

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3277, 119th Congress (2025). "Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3277

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