{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2025/09/18/senators-budd-cortez-masto-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-combat-foreign-cyberattacks-targeting-american-agriculture/", "Senators Budd, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Foreign Cyberattacks Targeting American Agriculture", "2025-09-18", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act today to enhance the cyberattack readiness, response, and recovery of American agricultural infrastructure. The legislation would prioritize cybersecurity preparedness by establishing a network of five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to strengthen national security measures and protect the United States\u2019 food supply.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s adversaries are seeking to exploit agricultural technologies and jeopardize our national security. As North Carolina\u2019s top industry, I have seen the benefits that precision technology has on increasing agricultural output and boosting exports, but it takes just one bad actor to stop our producers from feeding America. I teamed up with Senator Cortez Masto to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities by developing defense technologies and training our workforce to eliminate threats targeting American agriculture,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\n\u201cInnovative farmers and ranchers in Nevada and across the country should be able to use new technology without fear of being targeted by a bad actor,\u201d said Senator Cortez Masto. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will defend our agricultural sector from cyberattacks, promoting American national security and food security.\u201d\n\n\u201cAgriculture and food systems are critical to the well-being of families, communities, and the nation,\u201d said North Carolina A&T Chancellor James R. Martin II. \u201cHaving centers of excellence that focus on cybersecurity and agriculture would be a tremendous addition to the research, development, and collaborative efforts in which our land-grant university is already involved to protect the U.S. agricultural industry and advance American interests.\u201d\n\nRead the full bill text HERE.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act creates a national network of five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers, which will:\n\nBuild a Regional Research Collaboration Network: Allow for more efficient and consistent communication between each Cybersecurity Center and local agricultural industries.\n\nDevelop Technologies for the Agriculture Sector: Create testbeds to refine technologies and conduct attack and defense exercises to evaluate cybersecurity solutions for field deployment.\n\nCreate Education and Training Programs: Provide training for the workforce necessary to develop and install cyber defense mechanisms.\n\nPrioritize Eliminating Threats from Foreign Adversaries: Ensure mitigation efforts are focused on eliminating threats from foreign countries of concern, like the People\u2019s Republic of China, the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2025/09/18/senators-budd-cortez-masto-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-combat-foreign-cyberattacks-targeting-american-agriculture/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1881401296705008, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}