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H.R. 8103 116th Congress House

Protecting Federal Networks Act

Official title: To amend section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to strengthen Federal networks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 25, 2020 Introduced by: Mark E. Green Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyHomeland security
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Aug 25, 2020
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 Latest action August 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Federal Networks Act

This bill includes within the responsibilities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hunting for and identifying threats and vulnerabilities within federal information systems.

The Department of Homeland Security shall issue a binding operational directive to implement this change.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • HR 8309 Keep America Secure Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8103: Protecting Federal Networks Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8103/
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"H.R. 8103: Protecting Federal Networks Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8103/.
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H.R. 8103, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8103/.
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