Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026
What it does
The Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act would reauthorize and amend the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide funding and technical assistance to eligible electric utilities—including rural cooperatives, municipally owned utilities, and smaller investor-owned utilities—to enhance their cybersecurity defenses. The program aims to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies and increase participation in threat information sharing, with priority given to entities with limited resources, critical bulk-power system assets, or defense-critical infrastructure. It authorizes $250…
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