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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Strengthen American Cybersecurity Infrastructure

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This press release from Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) was published on 2026-05-19 and titled "Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Strengthen American Cybersecurity Infrastructure".

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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Strengthen American Cybersecurity Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act. This legislation would create a joint interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) with the goal of better detecting, analyzing, and responding to Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors - including the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) hacker-arm, Volt Typhoon. This bill was led in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and passed the House overwhelmingly with a vote of 402-8 on November 17, 2025. Communist China is constantly prodding U.S. security, looking for a way to undermine the American economy and disrupt our lives. In February 2024, U.S. government agencies revealed that Volt Typhoon had been burrowed into the IT environments of key critical infrastructure sectors like energy, water and wastewater systems, transportation systems, and communications for years. Senator Rick Scott said, "As the world's leading digital economy, America has the most to lose in a cyberattack. If we don't secure our digital infrastructure, hackers could cut power to your house, empty your bank account, or disable life support for a loved one in the hospital. Americans shouldn't worry about a cyber threat from the CCP, which is why I'm proud to be introducing this legislation with Rep. Ogles. The House has done its job in passing this bill, now we need the Senate to do ours." Rep. Ogles said, "The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest foreign adversary we face, and Beijing continues to use cyberspace as a battlefield on which to undermine American sovereignty and interests. In the wake of attacks by CCP-backed actors against our critical infrastructure and even their intrusions into the campaign communications of President Trump and Vice President Vance, we must ensure the government is coordinating effectively to make sure this never happens again. As we learned from the Biden-Harris administration, turning a blind eye to China's intrusions only invites more attacks. I look forward to getting this legislation to President Trump's desk so we can keep securing our nation from this deadly enemy." BACKGROUND: The Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act protects America by creating a task force of cybersecurity experts to strengthen our national cybersecurity through a whole of government approach. Specifically, the task force will align and reinforce the work of Sector Risk Management Agencies and other key departments by sharing analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information. It must submit an initial report to Congress within 540 days of its establishment and then annual reports for six years, detailing threat assessments and recommendations to improve detection and mitigation. Read the full bill text HERE . Just The News broke the story first, read HERE . ###

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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Strengthen American Cybersecurity Infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act. This legislation would create a joint interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) with the goal of better detecting, analyzing, and responding to Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors - including the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) hacker-arm, Volt Typhoon. This bill was led in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and passed the House overwhelmingly with a vote of 402-8 on November 17, 2025. Communist China is constantly prodding U.S. security, looking for a way to undermine the American economy and disrupt our lives. In February 2024, U.S. government agencies revealed that Volt Typhoon had been burrowed into the IT environments of key critical infrastructure sectors like energy, water and wastewater systems, transportation systems, and communications for years. Senator Rick Scott said, "As the world's leading digital economy, America has the most to lose in a cyberattack. If we don't secure our digital infrastructure, hackers could cut power to your house, empty your bank account, or disable life support for a loved one in the hospital. Americans shouldn't worry about a cyber threat from the CCP, which is why I'm proud to be introducing this legislation with Rep. Ogles. The House has done its job in passing this bill, now we need the Senate to do ours." Rep. Ogles said, "The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest foreign adversary we face, and Beijing continues to use cyberspace as a battlefield on which to undermine American sovereignty and interests. In the wake of attacks by CCP-backed actors against our critical infrastructure and even their intrusions into the campaign communications of President Trump and Vice President Vance, we must ensure the government is coordinating effectively to make sure this never happens again. As we learned from the Biden-Harris administration, turning a blind eye to China's intrusions only invites more attacks. I look forward to getting this legislation to President Trump's desk so we can keep securing our nation from this deadly enemy." BACKGROUND: The Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act protects America by creating a task force of cybersecurity experts to strengthen our national cybersecurity through a whole of government approach. Specifically, the task force will align and reinforce the work of Sector Risk Management Agencies and other key departments by sharing analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information. It must submit an initial report to Congress within 540 days of its establishment and then annual reports for six years, detailing threat assessments and recommendations to improve detection and mitigation. Read the full bill text HERE . Just The News broke the story first, read HERE . ###