Edward Markey (D-MA)
Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025," aims to create a program focused on water system preparedness. The Administrator of the EPA is tasked with developing a program to support the participation of community water systems and treatment works in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center. The program seeks to expand cooperation between the EPA and the Center regarding incident data and threat analysis. It also aims to enhance tools and resources for monitoring the water sector and protecting against various threats. Finally, the bill authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to carry out these actions.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +6
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill explicitly focuses on protecting water infrastructure from cyber threats and malevolent acts.
- Scored +5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill enhances the resilience and security of drinking water and wastewater systems.
- Scored +4
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill enhances the preparedness of water systems to respond to and recover from natural hazards.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Cost Relief for Water Providers: The bill intends to offset costs for community water systems and treatment works that need to maintain or start membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Improved Threat Response: The program aims to enhance the ability of community water systems and publicly owned treatment works to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from natural hazards or malevolent acts (Section 2(b)(4)(B)).
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Better Water Sector Monitoring: The bill seeks to enhance the tools and resources used for monitoring the status of the water sector (Section 2(b)(4)(A)).
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Enhanced Data Collection: The program will expand the coordination between the EPA and the Water Information Sharing and analysis Center for collecting and analyzing incident data related to water sector threats (Section 2(b)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill enhances the resilience and security of drinking water and wastewater systems. Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill enhances the preparedness of water systems to respond to and recover from natural hazards.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill explicitly focuses on protecting water infrastructure from cyber threats and malevolent acts.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides cost offsets for community water systems and treatment works.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill protects the safety of water supplies, which is a fundamental consumer necessity.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill funds the coordination and analysis of water sector-related threats.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill tasks the EPA Administrator with developing and carrying out new programs.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill funds the collection and analysis of water sector threat data.
- 3/25/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced in Senate
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