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H.R. 8779 116th Congress House

Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 to require Federal agencies to obtain exemptions from certain cybersecurity requirements in order to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 to require Federal agencies to obtain exemptions from certain cybersecurity requirements in order to avoid compliance with those requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2020 Introduced by: Lauren Underwood Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020

This bill limits exemptions, and the duration of exemptions, from federal cybersecurity requirements and adds reporting requirements with respect to such exemptions. Specifically, exemptions may only be granted by the Office of Management and Budget and expire after one year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8779: Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8779/
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"H.R. 8779: Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8779/.
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H.R. 8779, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8779/.
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