Water systems get free cyber help from the federal government.
H.R. 10671 — Securing Our Critical Infrastructure Act · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill makes a temporary cyber program for small water systems permanent. Water systems serving 100,000 people or fewer are signed up for free cyber help from CISA. CISA is a federal agency. The water systems can share facts about cyber attacks with CISA. That facts stays secret from the public. CISA can also help fix cyber attacks at these water systems. The program lasts five years.
Who it affects
Small water and wastewater systems get free cyber help. People who use water from these systems benefit from better protection. The public cannot see facts about cyber attacks on their water systems.
One thing to notice
Facts that water systems share with CISA stay secret from the public. People cannot learn about cyber attacks on their water systems through freedom-of-information laws.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- CISA — A federal agency that helps protect computer systems from cyber attacks.
- cyber attacks — When hackers break into or damage computer systems on purpose.
- freedom-of-information laws — Rules that let the public ask for and see government and public records.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,277 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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