HR 1604 · in committee · significant
Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025
- technology
What this bill does
- USDA must assess cybersecurity threats to agriculture and food production every two years.
- Farmers, food processors, distributors, and related businesses are affected by these security requirements.
- USDA will conduct annual emergency drills with other agencies and report findings to Congress.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What specific cybersecurity threats to farms and food supply chains does USDA currently lack data on, and how would biennial assessments address those gaps?
- 02
Who would bear the costs of implementing cybersecurity measures that USDA identifies, and how might compliance requirements differ for small versus large operations?
- 03
How would mandatory emergency drills between USDA and other agencies improve response times if a cyberattack actually disrupts food production or distribution?
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Sponsor · R-MN-1
Brad Finstad
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-28
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-28 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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