Yesterday, with just the Senate in Washington, and the House meeting in proforma session, there were 56 bills introduced. Three of those bills will receive additional coverage in this blog:
HR 5868 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. Wilson, Frederica S. [Rep.-D-FL-24]
S 3068 A bill to require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to farm equipment, and for other purposes. Welch, Peter [Sen.-D-VT]
AG Right-to-Repair
It looks like HR 5857 will be similar to HR 5604, the Agricultural Right to Repair Act, that was introduced by Perez in September 2023. No further action was taken on that bill in the 118th Congress. Text of yesterday’s bill is available.
It looks like S 3068 will also be similar to HR 5604. There was no similar Senate bill in the 118th Congress.
Water Cybersecurity
It looks like HR 5868 will be similar to HR 10483, the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, that was introduced by Rep Gallego (D,AZ) in December of 2024. No further action was taken on that bill in the 118th Congress.