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SVAC Act of 2022

Introduced: April 21, 2022 Introduced by: Mrvan, Frank J. Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 27, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-302.
Dec 27, 2022
Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7302-7303)
Nov 17, 2022
Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1464, and the motion offered by Mr. Carter (LA), the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4275, as amended; H.R. 5502, as amended; H.R. 5721, as amended; H.R. 6290, as amended; H.R. 7277, as amended; H.R. 7299, as amended; and H.R. 8416, as amended. (consideration: CR H8566-8574; text: CR H8569-8570)
Nov 17, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1464, proceedings on H.R. 7299 are considered vacated.
Nov 17, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 17, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1464, and the motion offered by Mr. Carter (LA), the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4275, as amended; H.R. 5502, as amended; H.R. 5721, as amended; H.R. 6290, as amended; H.R. 7277, as amended; H.R. 7299, as amended; and H.R. 8416, as amended.
Nov 14, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Nov 14, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7299.
Nov 14, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8464-8465; text: CR H8464-8465)
Nov 14, 2022
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 19, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 2022
Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
Jul 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Mar 30, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022

This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of five high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system.

The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment.

The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.

What's happening now December 27, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-302.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3863 Related bill Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
  • HRES 1464 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4524) to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and …
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 21, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 30, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7299: SVAC Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7299/
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