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S. 1691 117th Congress Senate

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Official title: A bill to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 18, 2021
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 Latest action May 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

This bill addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA cyber threat, breach, or cyber attack that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Aug 3, 2021
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · May 28, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 25, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 24, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 18, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1691: SBA Cyber Awareness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/
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"S. 1691: SBA Cyber Awareness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/.
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S. 1691, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/.
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