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HR 4191 115th Congress House Health Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives

HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act

Introduced: October 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 31, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate an officer within HHS as having the primary responsibility of information security, including cybersecurity, for HHS programs; HHS may transfer the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the previous Chief Information Security Officer within HHS to the newly designated officer.

What's happening now November 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 31, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4191: HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4191/
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"H.R. 4191: HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4191/.
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H.R. 4191, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4191/.
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[H.R. 4191: HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4191/)
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