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Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act

Introduced: September 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act

This bill allows certain military reserve components, including a reserve assigned or attached to a reserve component cyber civil support team, to perform duties to prepare for or respond to any emergency involving an attack or natural disaster impacting a computer, electronic, or cyber network. By September 30, 2022, each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall have an operational reserve component cyber civil support team composed of reserve component members of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now October 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 11 Republican 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 1, 2018
Harper, Gregg
· Mar 5, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 5, 2018
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Dec 4, 2017
Reichert, David
· Dec 1, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 2, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Nov 1, 2017
Graves, Tom
· Oct 26, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 23, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 5, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 5, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 2017
Love, Mia
· Sep 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3712: Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3712/
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"H.R. 3712: Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3712/.
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H.R. 3712, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3712/.
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