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S. 5360119th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

Introduced: Aug 7, 2026
Latest action: Aug 7, 2026

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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What this bill means

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What this bill does

The Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act (S. 5360) reauthorizes and updates the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, originally established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill directs the U.S. Secretary of Energy to run the program to help smaller electric utilities protect their systems against cyber threats. Its main goals are to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies—including hardware, software, and operational services—and to encourage utility participation in network threat information-sharing programs.

Who it affects

The bill applies to specific types of electric power providers and entities: * **Rural electric cooperatives.** * **Municipal and public utilities** owned by local governments, state political subdivisions, or their public agencies and authorities. * **Nonprofit organizations** that partner with six or more public or cooperative electric utilities. * **Investor-owned electric utilities** that sell less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year. * **The Department of Energy**, specifically the Secretary of Energy, who is responsible for managing the program.

What would change

* **Mandatory Agency Actions:** The Secretary of Energy **must**: * Maintain the cybersecurity program and provide technical assistance. * Award funding on a competitive or noncompetitive basis. * Establish criteria for evaluating and awarding assistance. * Create a process, to the extent practical, to notify eligible utilities about available funding opportunities. * **Permitted Agency Actions:** The Secretary **is authorized** to enter into formal agreements with eligible entities to carry out the program's goals. * **Award Priorities:** When deciding who gets funding or technical support, the Secretary **must** prioritize utilities that: 1. Have limited cybersecurity resources; 2. Own critical assets vital to the reliability of the bulk-power system; or 3. Own or operate defense-critical electric infrastructure. * **Information Privacy Rules:** Security information shared between utilities and federal, state, tribal, or local governments under this program is classified as voluntarily shared information.

Money or funding

* **Authorized Spending:** The bill authorizes **$250,000,000** in total funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. * **Distribution Methods:** The Department of Energy can distribute funding through grants, cooperative agreements, or financial prizes, subject to available congressional appropriations.

Important exceptions or limits

* **Eligibility Cap:** Investor-owned electric utilities that sell 4,000,000 megawatt-hours or more of electricity per year are not eligible for this funding or technical assistance. * **Exemption from Open Records Laws:** Information voluntarily shared under the program is explicitly exempt from public disclosure. This means it cannot be requested or released under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), nor through state, tribal, or local sunshine, open records, or open meetings laws.

Plain-English bottom line

This bill sets up $250 million in federal funding from 2027 to 2031 to help small, rural, and municipal electric utilities upgrade their cybersecurity and share threat intelligence, while keeping shared security details exempt from public disclosure laws.

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Primary Sponsors

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Aug 7, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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10000Aug 7, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Lobbying Activity

Federal lobbying disclosures that explicitly identify S. 5360. These records show reported lobbying involving the legislation; they do not establish that every member of Congress, sponsor, or voter was personally contacted.

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Jul 20, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Trade (domestic/foreign): Advocate for free and fair trade and the following issues: extending the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions; opposing undue digital trade restrictions and opposing network usage fees; opposing digital services taxes; and protecting intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 172 - Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act and H.R. 407 -- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. Monitor S. 2677 -- A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 2495 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025. Monitor H.R. 4930 - Amending the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand sharing of information regarding suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. Consumer Issues/Safety/Products: Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 and H.R. 6484 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act and H.R. 6333 and S.4349 -- Parents over Platforms Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 2657 and S. 4159 -- Sammy's Law; Advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor S. 1829 -- Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act). Monitor the following subscription related bills: S. 2254 and H.R. 4819 -- Click to Cancel Act of 2025, S. 2266 and H.R. 4365 -- Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, and S. 2253 -- Unsubscribe Act of 2025. Monitor S. 3495 -- Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act. Monitor S. 3774 - Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act (SCAM Act). Monitor S. 4199 -- Youth AI Privacy Act. Monitor H.R. 8413 -- the SECURE Data Act, comprehensive data privacy framework. Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 - the Guidelines for User Age verification and Responsible Dialog Act (GUARD Act). Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4407 -- the Childrens Health, Advancement, Trust, Boundaries, and Oversight in Technology Act (CHATBOT Act). Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 -- Protect College Sports Act. Telecommunications: Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act); Monitor S. 3546 -- Sunset Section 230 Act; Monitor H.R. 6334 -- Deepfake Liability Act; Monitor H.R. 6266 and S. 3193 -- Algorithm Accountability Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act); Monitor S. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act). Copyright/Patent/Trademark: Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act Science/Technology: Monitor S. 2937 -- Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development Act (AI LEAD Act). Monitor S. 2750 -- Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and Experimentation Act (SANDBOX Act). Monitor S. 2367 - AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act. Monitor H.R. 8031 - Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act (GUARDRAILS Act). Monitor S. 4915 - AI Labeling Act.

Government entities reported: Commerce, Dept of (DOC) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) White House Office

Reported filing-period amount: $1,390,000

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

View official LDA filing ↗

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
Apr 20, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Trade (domestic/foreign): Advocate for free and fair trade and the following issues: extending the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions; opposing undue digital trade restrictions and opposing network usage fees; opposing digital services taxes; and protecting intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 172 - Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act and H.R. 407 -- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. Monitor S. 2677 -- A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 2495 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025. Monitor H.R. 4930 - Amending the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand sharing of information re. suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. Consumer Issues/Safety/Products: Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 and H.R. 6484 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act and H.R. 6333 -- Parents over Platforms Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 2657 and S. 4159 -- Sammy's Law; Advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor S. 1829 -- Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act). Monitor the following subscription related bills: S. 2254 and H.R. 4819 -- Click to Cancel Act of 2025, S. 2266 and H.R. 4365 -- Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, and S. 2253 -- Unsubscribe Act of 2025. Monitor S. 3495 -- Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act. Monitor S. 3774 - Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act (SCAM Act). Monitor S. 4199 -- Youth AI Privacy Act. Telecommunications: Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act); Monitor S. 3546 -- Sunset Section 230 Act; Monitor H.R. 6334 -- Deepfake Liability Act; Monitor H.R. 6266 and S. 3193 -- Algorithm Accountability Act; Monitor S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act); Monitor S. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act). Copyright/Patent/Trademark: Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act Science/Technology: Monitor S. 2937 -- Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development Act (AI LEAD Act). Monitor S. 2750 -- Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and Experimentation Act (SANDBOX Act). Monitor S. 2367 - AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act. Monitor H.R. 8031 - Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act (GUARDRAILS Act)

Government entities reported: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) White House Office

Reported filing-period amount: $1,520,000

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

View official LDA filing ↗

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Jan 20, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Trade (domestic/foreign): Advocate for free and fair trade and the following issues: extending the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions; opposing undue digital trade restrictions and opposing network usage fees; opposing digital services taxes; and protecting intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 172 - Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act and H.R. 407 -- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. Monitor S. 2677 -- A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 2495 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025. Consumer Issues/Safety/Products: Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 and H.R. 6484 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor S. 1829 -- Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act). Monitor the following subscription related bills: S. 2254 and H.R. 4819 -- Click to Cancel Act of 2025, S. 2266 and H.R. 4365 -- Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, and S. 2253 -- Unsubscribe Act of 2025. Telecommunications: Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act); Monitor S. 3546 -- Sunset Section 230 Act; Monitor H.R. 6334 -- Deepfake Liability Act; Monitor H.R. 6266 and S. 3193 -- Algorithm Accountability Act; Monitor S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act); Monitor S. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act) Copyright/Patent/Trademark: Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act Science/Technology: Monitor S. 2937 -- Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development Act (AI LEAD Act). Monitor S. 2750 -- Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and Experimentation Act (SANDBOX Act).

Government entities reported: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) White House Office

Reported filing-period amount: $1,420,000

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

View official LDA filing ↗
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