The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 7266 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

Reauthorizes cybersecurity funding for rural electric utilities through 2030.

Tradeoff

Authorizes $250 million for grants and technical help to protect rural and municipal power grids from cyberattacks. No offset or competing priority named in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Authorizes $250 million in over 2027-2031; estimated to cost $114 million in outlays over 2026-2031.

This funds grants and technical assistance to help rural and municipal electric utilities protect their systems from cybersecurity attacks over five years; the actual spending ($114M in outlays) occurs more slowly than the authorized amount ($250M) because utilities need time to implement the funded projects.

H.R. 7266, Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act · Apr 2026

Passed the House by on June 29, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 27, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 27, 2026)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 30, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-629.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 29, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Jul 13, 2026)