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S. 1549

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1549, the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2025 by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on May 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 1549 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb1549/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1549 IS: Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1549
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 1, 2025
  Mr. Gallego  (for himself and  Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Environment and Public Works
  A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants under the Drinking
  Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to
  protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025  .
2.
Community water system risk and resilience
Section 1433(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300i–2(g) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  2020 and 2021  and inserting  2026 through 2031 ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following:
(F)
participation in training programs, and the purchase of training manuals and guidance materials, relating to security and resilience, including—
(i)
protecting community water systems from cyberattacks; and
(ii)
responding to cyberattacks;
  ; and
(3)
in paragraph (6), by striking  2020 and 2021  and inserting  2026 through 2031 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants under the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D) sponsors S. 1549, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1549 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · May 1, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 1549 has taken 2 actions since May 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
May 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1549 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1549, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1549 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants under the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

11 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named S. 1549 in 32 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, Clean Air and Water (quality), Environment/Superfund, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Utilities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT—California13$180K
CITY OF ST GEORGE—Utah13$90K
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY—Nevada13$90K
TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITY—Nevada13$90K
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITYWater and infrastructure issues generallyUtah13$80K
LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTEarly disease detection/proper medication dosageWashington13$60K
WEBER BASIN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT—Utah13$60K
JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT—Utah13$30K
WASHINGTON COUNTYCOUNTY GOVERNMENT, UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTUtah12$20K
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MARCUS G. FAUST, PC926$700K
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION15—
FDD ACTION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAMILLE BIANCHINI1926
KATHERINE BENNETT1926
MARCUS FAUST1926
OLIVIA SANFORD1926
JESSICA TANNER115
NATHANIEL NORRIS115
KEVIN MORLEY113
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE111
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG111
NICHOLAS STEWART111
TOBY DERSHOWITZ111
TYLER STAPLETON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$70K3rd Quarter - Report
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICTMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICTMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICTMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
CITY OF ST GEORGEMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
CITY OF ST GEORGEMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
CITY OF ST GEORGEMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITYMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1549 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1549’s is Environmental Protection.

s1549/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com