United States · Bill · S
S. 2556 (116th)
PROTECT Act of 2019
Introduced
26 September 2019
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Status
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-196.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Act of 2019 This bill addresses providing incentives for electric utilities to invest in cybersecurity. Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to provide incentives to electric utilities for investing in advanced cybersecurity technology, and establishes a grant and technical assistance program at the Department of Energy for electric utilities that are not regulated by FERC to deploy advanced cybersecurity technology.
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6 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 December 2019
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 December 2019
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 17 December 2019
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 September 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 September 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 September 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2556