{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sens-markey-and-cruz-introduce-the-national-timing-resilience-and-security-act-of-2017", "Sens. Markey & Cruz Introduce the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Edward Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Sens. Markey & Cruz Introduce the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 12, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLegislation provides backup to GPS timing systems\r\nWashington (December 14, 2017) \u2013 U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and\u00a0Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017. This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to work in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and Commandant of the Coast Guard, to provide for the establishment, sustainment, and operation of a land-based, resilient, and reliable alternative timing system to Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites.  \u00a0  Further, the bill would ensure the availability of uncorrupted and non-degraded timing signals for military and civilian users in the event that GPS signals are corrupted, degraded, unreliable, or otherwise unavailable.  \u00a0  \u201cEnsuring we have an alternative GPS timing system is critically important to both national and economic security,\u201d Sen. Cruz said. \u201cCurrently, there is no active, domestic back up system to GPS which makes it a single point of failure and poses a vulnerability that our adversaries could exploit. The GPS timing signal is essential to the functioning of cellular networks, the power grid, financial markets, military systems, the internet and even medical devices. Without a timing signal, you cannot use an ATM or a credit card to buy gas. Should GPS be disrupted for even just a few hours, critical infrastructure could shut down and pose an immediate threat to life and the economy in the US. I\u2019m grateful for Sen. Markey\u2019s leadership on this important issue, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 is signed into law.\u201d  \u00a0  \u201cOur nation\u2019s banking, communications, electricity, and transportation sectors rely on the precise timing provided by America\u2019s GPS,\u201d Sen. Markey said. \u201cIn the Internet of Things era, we cannot allow natural phenomenon like solar flares or coordinated attacks like jamming to threaten these vital functions. This legislation will help improve the resilience of our national timing source and improve the reliability of this critical infrastructure. I thank Senator Cruz for his partnership on this issue, and plan to seek inclusion of this bipartisan legislation in the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act.\u201d  \u00a0  The full text of the bill may be viewed HERE.  \u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sens-markey-and-cruz-introduce-the-national-timing-resilience-and-security-act-of-2017"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5026340261101723, "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"}