Bill doubles money for water system cyber safety through 2029
H.R. 10151 — Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection Act · Filed by Chris Deluzio (D-PA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives more federal money to water systems. It helps them protect against cyber attacks. Money for help goes from $5 million to $10 million yearly. Money for small systems goes from $10 million to $20 million yearly. Total program money goes from $25 million to $50 million yearly. The program runs through 2029.
Who it affects
Water companies and small drinking water systems get more money. Citizens depend on safe drinking water.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money each state gets. It does not say what cyber safety rules are required.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- cyber attacks — when hackers try to damage or break into computer systems
- federal money — money from the U.S. government
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (777 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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