U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that aims to help meet increasing energy demands, bolster the nation’s energy supply chain, and reduce power outages across the country.
“Demand for energy is continuing to grow in Kansas and across the country as power needs increase for housing, business, and transportation,” Sen. Moran said. “As demand for energy expands, so does the importance of securing our energy supply chains.”
Sen. Moran on Dec. 16, 2025 cosponsored the Electric Supply Chain Act, S. 3499, alongside bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) to require the U.S. Energy Secretary to conduct regular assessments of electric consumption trends and vulnerabilities in the electric energy supply chain.
“It is critical that the Department of Energy is tracking trends in our nation’s energy consumption to recognize vulnerabilities and protect national energy security,” said Sen. Moran.
The bill would require the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct regular reviews of the electric energy supply chain to include information on efforts and opportunities to strengthen, secure, and supply electric energy supply chains; any trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in the supply, demand, and availability of components for or related to transmitting electricity; national security and energy security considerations for strengthening, securing, and expanding such supply chains.
Additionally, the information would include barriers to expanding and manufacturing transmission components and the processing of critical minerals; domestic policies that would prevent greater investment into such supply chains; workforce challenges impacting such supply chains; and recommendations to address challenges and risks to the electric energy supply chain.
“It is our responsibility to help ensure that our supply chains are secure and capable of meeting growing energy demand to prevent power outages or other disruptions to daily life,” Sen. Cortez Masto said. “This common-sense, bipartisan legislation will ensure the Department of Energy is collecting information needed to keep electricity flowing throughout the country.”
S. 3499 is companion legislation to the same-named H.R. 3638, introduced in May 2025 by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 12, 2025 voted 267-159 to advance H.R. 3638 to the U.S. Senate, which now will reconcile it with S. 3499.
The legislation has been endorsed by the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Association of State Energy Officials, Securing America’s Future Energy, and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.