CISA Cyber Exercise Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
CISA Cyber Exercise Act
This bill establishes the National Cyber Exercise Program to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and related plans and strategies. (The National Cyber Incident Response Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities, capabilities, and coordinating structures that support how the United States responds to and recovers from significant cyber incidents posing risks to critical infrastructure.)
Based on current risk assessments, the exercise program shall be designed to (1) simulate partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident, (2) provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements, and (3) develop after-action reports and plans that can incorporate lessons learned into future operations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to Jun 4, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jun 4, 2021 |
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 May 13, 2021Markup May 18, 2021 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2021Discharged May 18, 2021 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2021 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 20, 2021Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 20, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3701-3703; text: CR H3702)
- Jul 20, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3223.
- Jul 20, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 20, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 535, proceedings on H.R. 3223 are considered vacated.
- Jul 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3727-3728)
- May 18, 2021Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
- May 18, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2021Ordered to be Reported.
- May 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
- May 13, 2021Referred 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 H3701–H3703, H3715Text printed H3702, H3727 | Elissa Slotkin D-MI, John Katko R-NY, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Jul 20, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 27, 2021H.R. 3223, CISA Cyber Exercise ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 18, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2316.
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. 117-27 | THE CYBER TALENT PIPELINE: EDUCATING A WORKFORCE TO MATCH TODAY'S THREATS66 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 29, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the National Cyber Exercise Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CISA Cyber Exercise Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- CISA Cyber Exercise Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- CISA Cyber Exercise Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Crime prevention
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government studies and investigations
- Homeland security
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- May 13, 2021Introduced 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.
