Reauthorizes and rewrites a federal grant program that helps rural and municipal electric utilities pay for cybersecurity tools and technical assistance against cyber threats.

Official title: Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 07-AUG-2026

Referred 07-AUG-2026

Approved by committee 30-SEP-2026

Key points

Authorizes $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out the program
Lets the Secretary provide technical assistance and funding to rural electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and certain investor-owned utilities that sell under 4,000,000 megawatt hours per year
Directs priority to entities with limited cybersecurity resources or that own bulk-power system assets or defense critical electric infrastructure
Exempts information shared under the program from the Freedom of Information Act and similar state and local disclosure laws

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Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor David McCormick (R-PA) Cosponsors · 5

■ 3 R■ 2 D

3 Republicans

2 Democrats

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