FedRAMP Authorization Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019 or the FedRAMP Authorization Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within the General Services Administration (GSA).
The GSA must establish a government-wide program that provides the authoritative standardized approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies. Agencies must ensure that their cloud computing services meet GSA requirements.
The bill establishes the Joint Authorization Board to conduct security assessments of cloud computing services and issue provisional authorizations to operate to cloud service providers that meet FedRAMP security guidelines.
The GSA shall (1) determine the requirements for certification of independent assessment organizations, and (2) establish the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 24, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 30, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2019Markup Dec 19, 2019Reported Feb 5, 2020 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 5, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-391.
- Feb 5, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
- Feb 5, 2020Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 5, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H815-819)
- Feb 5, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3941.
- Feb 5, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H815-817)
- Feb 5, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 19, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 H815–H819Text printed H815–H817 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Mark Meadows R-NC | Feb 5, 2020 |
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
- Feb 3, 2020H.R. 3941, FedRAMP Authorization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on December 19, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 125, July 24, 2019, page H7378.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46119 | Cloud Computing: Background, Status of Adoption by Federal Agencies, and Congressional Action Archived | Report | Mar 25, 2020 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance the innovation, security, and availability of cloud computing services used in the Federal Government by establishing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program within the General Services Administration and by establishing a risk management, authorization, and continuous monitoring process to enable the Federal Government to leverage cloud computing services using a risk-based approach consistent with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 and cloud-based operations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019
- FedRAMP Authorization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- FedRAMP Authorization Act
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- FedRAMP Authorization Act
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019
- FedRAMP Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- General Services Administration
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public participation and lobbying
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Referred in Senate
- Feb 5, 2020Engrossed in House
- Feb 5, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 24, 2019Introduced 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.
