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Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

Introduced: July 1, 2022 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Jul 1, 2022
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.
Jul 1, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

This bill requires evaluations of the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident and the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board.

Specifically, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate and report to Congress on the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems owned and operated by federal departments and agencies and other critical infrastructure.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board and assess whether the board has the authorities, resources, and expertise necessary to carry out its mission of reviewing and assessing significant cyber incidents.

What's happening now July 2, 2022

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

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