Skip to main content
S 1917 117th Congress Senate Education Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Educational facilities and institutions Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Personnel records Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula

K–12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-47.
Oct 8, 2021
Signed by President.
Oct 5, 2021
Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5538)
Sep 29, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5538)
Sep 29, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1917.
Sep 29, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5538-5539)
Sep 29, 2021
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 13, 2021
Held at the desk.
Aug 13, 2021
Received in the House.
Aug 10, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 9, 2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
Aug 9, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
Jul 26, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
Jul 26, 2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-32.
Jul 14, 2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to study the cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist schools in facing those risks. The use of such recommendations shall be voluntary.

The study must evaluate the challenges that schools face in securing (1) information systems owned, leased, or relied upon by those schools; and (2) sensitive student and employee records.

Further, the bill requires CISA to (1) develop an online training toolkit designed for school officials; and (2) make available on the Department of Homeland Security website the study's findings, the cybersecurity guidelines, and the toolkit.

What's happening now October 8, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-47.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4691 Identical bill K–12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 21, 2021
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 21, 2021
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · May 27, 2021
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1917: K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1917/
MLA
"S. 1917: K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1917/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1917, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1917/.
Markdown link
[S. 1917: K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1917/)
Report a problem