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Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019

Introduced: March 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 8, 2019
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Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a central small-business cybersecurity-assistance unit within the SBA and a regional cybersecurity-assistance unit within each small-business development center.

These cybersecurity assistance units shall serve as the primary means for a small business to communicate cyber threats and defensive measures with the federal government. A small business shall be protected from liability for activities taken pursuant to the bill's requirements.

What's happening now March 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 16, 2019
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 10, 2019
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 2, 2019
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2019
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Mar 18, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1648: Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1648/
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"H.R. 1648: Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1648/.
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H.R. 1648, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1648/.
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