SVAC Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 27, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-302.
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.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2022
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
- Became lawDec 27, 2022Public Law 117-302
Summary
Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022
This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of five high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system.
The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment.
The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 17, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Mar 30, 2022 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Mar 30, 2022 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Mar 30, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Nov 17, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2022Markup Jul 19, 2022 |
| Technology Modernization Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2022Discharged Jul 18, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2022Discharged Dec 20, 2022 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
- Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-302.
- Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 21, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7302-7303)
- Nov 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1464, and the motion offered by Mr. Carter (LA), the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4275, as amended; H.R. 5502, as amended; H.R. 5721, as amended; H.R. 6290, as amended; H.R. 7277, as amended; H.R. 7299, as amended; and H.R. 8416, as amended. (consideration: CR H8566-8574; text: CR H8569-8570)
- Nov 17, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1464, proceedings on H.R. 7299 are considered vacated.
- Nov 17, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 14, 2022Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 14, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8464-8465; text: CR H8464-8465)
- Nov 14, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7299.
- Nov 14, 2022At 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 19, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 19, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 18, 2022Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
- Jul 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7302, S7303 | Mark Kelly D-AZ | Dec 19, 2022 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1165, H8566Text printed H8569 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Troy A. Carter D-LA | Nov 17, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8517 | Frank J. Mrvan D-IN | Nov 16, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8464, H8465Text printed H8464 | Jake Ellzey R-TX, Mark Takano D-CA | Nov 14, 2022 |
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
- Aug 16, 2022H.R. 7299, Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 56, March 30, 2022, page H4007.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47024 | Immunization Information Systems: Overview and Current Issues | Report | Feb 1, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1464 | Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4524) to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment; and for other purposes. | Related bill | Nov 15, 2022 |
| S 3863 | Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2022 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- SVAC Act of 2022
- Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 17, 2022Referred in Senate
- Nov 17, 2022Engrossed in House
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced 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.
