Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act

House Bill

H.R. 5439

119th Congress

Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Kathy Castor

Representative

Democratic

FL-14

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Emergency Management

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a process to identify and assess risks to critical infrastructure, like power grids and communication networks. It also requires the President to create a strategy to address those risks and protect vital systems.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a process to identify and assess risks to critical infrastructure, like power grids and communication networks. It also requires the President to create a strategy to address those risks and protect vital systems.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

National Risk Management Act of 2023 This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a recurring process to identify and assess risks to critical infrastructure and requires the President to deliver to Congress a national critical infrastructure resilience strategy designed to address the risks identified. The process must include elements to <ul> <li>collect relevant information from Sector Risk Management Agencies relating to the threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences related to the particular sectors of such agencies;</li> <li>allow critical infrastructure owners and operators to submit relevant information to DHS for consideration; and</li> <li>outline how DHS will solicit input from other federal departments and agencies.</li> </ul> DHS must brief the Senate and House homeland security committees on (1) the national risk management process activities undertaken pursuant to the strategy, and (2) the amounts and timeline for funding that DHS has determined would be necessary to address risks of cybersecurity threats and physical threats and successfully execute the full range of activities proposed by the strategy.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a process for the Department of Homeland Security to identify and assess risks to critical infrastructure like power grids and communication networks.
Requires the President to deliver a national strategy to Congress on how to address the identified risks and protect vital systems.
Mandates that the Department of Homeland Security brief Congress on its risk management activities and the funding needed to carry out the strategy.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, the federal government would take a more proactive approach to identifying and addressing threats to the critical systems that Americans rely on every day, like the power grid and internet. This could lead to increased security measures and investments to strengthen the resilience of these vital systems, which would benefit all Americans who depend on them.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Emergency Management

Related Subjects

Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Electric power generation and transmission

Emergency planning and evacuation

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Roads and highways

Telephone and wireless communication

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5439, 119th Congress (2025). "Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5439