Bills · S 5590
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS. 5590
S. 5590: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to identify, prioritize, and remediate the presence of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary in the electric grid of the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill would require the Defense Secretary to submit a plan to identify, prioritize, and address certain equipment and computational facilities in the U.S. electric grid.
INTRO SEP 29· LAST ACTION SEP 29
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tl;dr
A plan for certain foreign-adversary-owned or -controlled equipment in the U.S. power grid. The bill’s title does not spell out the plan’s requirements.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
The bill focuses on finding and prioritizing certain foreign-adversary-owned or -controlled equipment and computational facilities in the U.S. electric grid, with the aim of addressing their presence. The title alone does not explain how the plan would be carried out or what practical changes it would require.
KEY PROVISIONS
3PROVISION 01
Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan.
The plan is the action explicitly required by the bill’s title.
PROVISION 02
The plan would cover identifying and prioritizing certain equipment and computational facilities in the U.S. electric grid.
This describes what the plan would be designed to examine and rank for attention.
PROVISION 03
The plan would address equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.
This identifies the ownership or control condition stated in the bill’s title.
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YRS IN OFFICE
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BILLS LED
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SEP 29
Introduced in Senate
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 5590
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 29, 2026
Last actionSep 29, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026
Senate BillS. 5590
S. 5590: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to identify, prioritize, and remediate the presence of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary in the electric grid of the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill would require the Defense Secretary to submit a plan to identify, prioritize, and address certain equipment and computational facilities in the U.S. electric grid.
INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 29, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
2%
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COSPONSORS
0
COMPLEXITY
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