# 119-s-1549: Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025

119-s-1549, Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1549
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Strengthening cybersecurity for public water systems.** This bill authorizes grants through the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program to fund cybersecurity and resilience training for public water systems, including buying training manuals and guidance materials. It also updates Section 1433(g) to extend program timeframes and add required training focused on preventing and responding to cyberattacks. - Water system operators: Can use grant funding to get cybersecurity and resilience training and to purchase training manuals and guidance materials. - Program administrators: Section 1433(g) time windows are changed to cover 2026 through 2031 and now include a requirement to participate in security training and buy related materials. - Communities and customers: Aims to improve protection and speed response to cyberattacks on community drinking water systems, boosting local resilience.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cybersecurity training for water systems: benefit, high. This bill would let the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program fund cybersecurity and resilience training for public water systems. Grant funds could pay for training, guidance, and training manuals focused on preventing and responding to cyberattacks. It would require covered en…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1549 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1549)

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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556)
- [119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1532)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1549 (as of 2026-09-10).