Support and advance legislation to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program through 2031, continue cybersecurity grants and technical assistance for rural electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities, and authorize $250 million over five years for these efforts.

David McCormick · Pennsylvania · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support and advance legislation to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, McCormick's bill was listed for a September 16, 2026 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on pending legislation.

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The Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act would: Reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity (RMUC) Grant and Technical Assistance Program through 2031. Continue providing grants and technical assistance to rural electric cooperatives and municipally-owned utilities to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities. Help eligible utilities prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. Support cybersecurity planning, workforce development, vulnerability assessments, and other activities that improve the resilience of the electric grid. Strengthen partnerships between the federal government and locally owned utilities to protect America’s critical energy infrastructure. Authorize $250 million over five years to support these efforts.

McCormick introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the RMUC grant and technical assistance program through 2031 and fund cybersecurity support for rural and municipal utilities.

Senators McCormick, Hickenlooper, Hoeven, Curtis, and Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Rural and Municipal Utilities
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S. 5360, a bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee listed McCormick's S. 5360 as pending legislation to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program.

Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony on Pending Legislation – U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Evidence

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GovInfo identifies S. 5360 as McCormick's introduced Senate bill. The text maintains the RMUC grant and technical-assistance program, covers rural electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities, and authorizes $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2027-2031.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McCormick took concrete same-term action by introducing Senate legislation matching the commitment's core terms: RMUC reauthorization, continued cybersecurity grants/technical assistance, eligible rural/municipal utilities, and $250 million over five years.

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S. 5360 (IS) - Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act - GovInfo bill text
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McCormick's legislation index lists S. 5360, Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, with latest action: read twice and referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official McCormick legislative listing found during the Aug. 24-26 lookback still shows the bill referred to committee, with no evidence of Senate passage, enactment, abandonment, reversal, or a new blocking vote.

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McCormick introduced S. 5360 in the 119th Congress with text matching the promised RMUC reauthorization through fiscal years 2027-2031, continued cybersecurity grants and technical assistance for rural electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities, and $250 million in authorization. However, the bill remains referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with no evidence of passage or enactment, so the promised policy outcome has not been fully delivered.

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