HOUSE 2331116th CongressReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Last Action: 7/16/2019

Actions

2019-07-16Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
2019-07-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5807)
2019-07-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5807)
2019-07-15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2331.
2019-07-15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5807-5809)
2019-07-15Mr. Delgado moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-06-13Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 83.
2019-06-13Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-114.
2019-06-13Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-114.
2019-04-18Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
2019-04-18Introduced in House
2019-04-18Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-07-15 (53)

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 infrastructure; (2) a strategy to increase such infrastructure; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA cybersecurity risk or incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's action to respond to or remediate it.

Cosponsors (7)

Troy Balderson (R-OH)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Angie Craig (D-MN)

Subjects

Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Small Business Administration
Small business

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