Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act, or GRID Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on March 26, 2014. If approved, the Act will give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to issue emergency orders or regulatory rules to address cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities to the U.S. electrical grid.
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