CIPA
Latest action · Nov 17, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 4, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act or CIPA
(Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to define "EMP" to mean: (1) an electromagnetic pulse caused by intentional means, including acts of terrorism; and (2) a geomagnetic disturbance caused by solar storms or other naturally occurring phenomena.
Directs DHS to: (1) include in national planning frameworks the threat of EMP events; and (2) conduct outreach to educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, emergency planners, and emergency response providers of the threat of EMP events.
Directs DHS 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 DHS 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, and (2) biennial updates on the status of such strategy.
Requires DHS to report within 180 days after enactment of this Act on the progress made in meeting, and on an estimated date for completing, the requirements set forth under this Act.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2015 to Jul 29, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Feb 25, 2015 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jul 29, 2015 |
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 Feb 25, 2015Markup Jun 25, 2015Reported Aug 4, 2015 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2015 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2015 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Nov 16, 2015Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8171-8174)
- Nov 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1073.
- Nov 16, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8171-8172)
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 H8171–H8174Text printed H8171 | Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Trent Franks R-AZ | Nov 16, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 15, 2015H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 32, February 25, 2015, page H1165.
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. 114-69 | OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ELECTROMAGNETIC RISKS51 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 17, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1846 | CIPA | Related bill | May 9, 2016 |
Titles 7
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 threats, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CIPA
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
- CIPA
- Short Titles as Passed House
- CIPA
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Aug 4, 2015Reported in House
- Feb 25, 2015Introduced 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.
