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H.R. 4237 116th Congress House

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program in the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 23, 2019
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Sep 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 23, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a program to assist agencies with continuously diagnosing and mitigating cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

Pursuant to this program, DHS shall (1) develop the capability to collect, analyze, and visualize information relating to security data and cybersecurity risks at agencies; (2) make program capabilities available for use by civilian agencies, states, and local governments; (3) assist such entities in setting information security priorities and assessing and managing cybersecurity risks; and (4) develop policies and procedures for reporting systemic risks and potential incidents. DHS must also regularly deploy new technologies to improve the program.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the potential impacts and benefits of replacing existing reporting requirements under the federal information policy with periodical real-time data provided by the program.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2318 Identical bill Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act
  • HR 8309 Keep America Secure Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
Walker, Mark
· Oct 23, 2019
Katko, John
· Sep 11, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Sep 11, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4237: Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4237/
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"H.R. 4237: Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4237/.
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