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DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018

Introduced: February 20, 2018 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 19, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1661)
Mar 19, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1661)
Mar 19, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 19, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5074.
Mar 19, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1663)
Mar 19, 2018
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 19, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Mar 19, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-607.
Mar 7, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 7, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 7, 2018
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
Feb 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Feb 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks.

DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.

What's happening now March 20, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3309 Related bill DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Feb 27, 2018
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 20, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Feb 20, 2018
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 20, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Feb 20, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5074: DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5074/
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"H.R. 5074: DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5074/.
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