American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
Latest action · Dec 2, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign to increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 391 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed408–17 | Dec 1, 2021 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Sep 3, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2021Reported Oct 26, 2021 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2021Hearings Jun 30, 2021Discharged Jul 20, 2021 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2021 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 1, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6835)
- Dec 1, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 17 (Roll no. 391). (text: 11/30/2021 CR H6690)
- Dec 1, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 30, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 30, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6690-6691)
- Nov 30, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4055.
- Nov 30, 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.
- Oct 26, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-155.
- Oct 26, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
- Jul 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 20, 2021Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Discharged.
- Jun 30, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1297Recorded votes H6835enactLists H6835Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA | Dec 1, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6690, H6691Text printed H6690 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Nov 30, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 19, 2022H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on December 1, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 108, June 22, 2021, page H3007.
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. 117-41 | A SAFE WIRELESS FUTURE: SECURING OUR NETWORKS AND SUPPLY CHAINS106 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 30, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2699 | American Cybersecurity Literacy Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2021Referred in Senate
- Dec 1, 2021Engrossed in House
- Oct 26, 2021Reported in House
- Jun 22, 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.
