CIPA
Latest action · Dec 2, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act or CIPA - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) include in national planning scenarios the threat of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events; and (2) conduct outreach to educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, emergency planners, and emergency responders at all levels of government of the threat of EMP events.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of EMP events, including: (1) an objective scientific analysis of the risks to critical infrastructures from a range of EMP events; (2) determination of the critical national security assets and vital civic utilities and infrastructures that are at risk from EMP events; (3) an evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack; (4) an analysis of available technology options to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to EMP; and (5) the restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from various EMP events.
Includes among the responsibilities of the Secretary of Homeland Security relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees: (1) a recommended strategy to protect and prepare the critical infrastructure of the American homeland against EMP events, including from acts of terrorism; and (2) biennial updates on the status of such strategy. Authorizes the Secretary to incorporate such strategy into a broader recommendation developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help protect and prepare critical infrastructure from terrorism and other threats.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2013 to Nov 19, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Oct 30, 2013 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Nov 20, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2013 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2013 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2014 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 1, 2014Mr. Meehan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 1, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8194-8196)
- Dec 1, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3410.
- Dec 1, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8194)
- Dec 1, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8194–H8196Text printed H8194 | Patrick Meehan R-PA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Trent Franks R-AZ, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Dec 1, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6955.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-68 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP): THREAT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE43 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 8, 2014 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43064 | The DHS S&T Directorate: Selected Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Apr 14, 2014 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
- CIPA
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
- CIPA
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2014Referred in Senate
- Dec 1, 2014Engrossed in House
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
