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H.R. 5394 116th Congress House

Strengthening State and Local Cybersecurity Defenses Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and Federal and non-Federal entities rel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and Federal and non-Federal entities relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Dec 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening State and Local Cybersecurity Defenses Act

This bill provides for collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as corporations, associations, and the general public, regarding cybersecurity.

The bill expands DHS responsibilities through grants and cooperative agreements, including provision of assistance and education related to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures and cybersecurity technologies, cybersecurity risks, incidents, analysis, and warnings.

The bill requires the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to coordinate with entities such as the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to, among other things (1) conduct exercises, (2) provide operational and technical cybersecurity training, (3) provide federal and non-federal entities timely notifications containing specific incident and malware information, and (4) promote cybersecurity education and awareness.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1846 State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2019
  • HR 8309 Keep America Secure Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 2, 2020
Ratcliffe, John
· Jan 16, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 13, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Jan 8, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 11, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Dec 11, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Dec 11, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 11, 2019
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5394: Strengthening State and Local Cybersecurity Defenses Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5394/
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