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HR 302 United States House · 118th Congress

Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2023

HR 302 establishes the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program under the Department of Energy to support graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity within energy infrastructure. The program provides competitive grants for scholarships, fellowships, and research projects at colleges and universities, including required research traineeships at National Laboratories and utilities. It specifically prioritizes outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges, and minority-serving institutions. The Secretary must report on the program's implementation within one year of enactment.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds graduate cybersecurity programs at universities through competitive grants, prioritizes HBCUs, directly increases higher education access and research funding.90% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyFunds cybersecurity research for energy infrastructure security, protecting critical systems and advancing grid resilience through targeted grants and university partnerships.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyFunds cybersecurity research in energy infrastructure via grants, fellowships, and national lab traineeships, directly advancing tech security priorities.95% confidence
Sub-Topics: Higher Education Cybersecurity
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 11, 2023 Last action Feb 7, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2023

How they voted

357–56
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 433
Feb 6, 2023
D Democratic212
203 Yea 9
95% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican220
153 Yea 56 Nay 11
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 357 - 56 (Roll no. 107). (text: CR H694-695)
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 357 - 56 (Roll no. 107). (text: CR H694-695)
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Deborah K. Ross
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
NC
2
Co
Photo of Mike Carey
Mike Carey
RRepublican
OH
15