A socialized defense force against these sort of ransom attacks seems a bit antithetical to the American culture - taxes would go up and profits down to provide

A socialized defense force against these sort of ransom attacks seems a bit antithetical to the American culture - taxes would go up and profits down to provide a service that only exists for a few "market losers". I suspect this bill will face significant lobbying against it by companies involved in secured backups along with the ransomware distributors themselves.