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H.R. 3638 (119th): Electric Supply Chain Act

Electric Supply Chain Act 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. Specifically, DOE must periodically assess and report on 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; emerging issues in the supply chain; and recommendations to address these emerging issues and to secure and expand the supply chain. The initial report must be submitted no later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill.

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The bill requires the Department of Energy to periodically assess the supply chain supporting electricity generation and transmission. The assessment covers trends and vulnerabilities in component supply, barriers to expanding U.S. capacity to process critical materials, domestic policies that deter investment in the supply chain, and emerging issues. DOE must also recommend ways to address those issues and to secure and expand the supply chain. The initial report is due within one year of enactment and is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.

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Theological note: Ordinary government assessment and reporting on energy infrastructure is a prudential matter of stewardship and public order. Scripture's concern for faithful stewardship and for protecting the community from foreseeable scarcity gives some relevance, but the bill does not directly advance or restrain a named moral harm. Its issue relevance is administrative and prudential, not a final moral verdict.

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Roll 324 · 11-Dec-2025 2:22 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 267 · Nay 159 · Other 7

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