U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10854: Public Safety Power Shutoff Data Transparency Act
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event Reporting Program.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2026 Mr. Whitesides introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event Reporting Program. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Power Shutoff Data Transparency Act . SECTION 2. Public safety power shutoff event reporting program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Energy shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the Public Safety Power Shutoff Event Reporting Program , within the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. (b) Reporting requirements In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall require each covered electric utility to, not later than 7 days after initiating, and not later than 7 days after ending, a public safety power shutoff event, report information regarding the public safety power shutoff event to the Secretary, including-- (1) the geographic extent (county or census-tract scale) of the public safety power shutoff event; (2) the start or end time, as applicable, for the public safety power shutoff event; (3) the estimated number of customers and the critical services affected by the public safety power shutoff event; (4) the hazard conditions prompting the …
Sponsors
- George Whitesides (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10854?
- HB10854 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Public Safety Power Shutoff Data Transparency Act.
- What does HB10854 do?
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event Reporting Program.
- What is the status of HB10854?
- In committee as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10854?
- George Whitesides (D).
- Where is the official record for HB10854?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10854
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