House Bill 4217
116th Congress(2019-2020)
State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4217
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act
This bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a resource guide for use by state, local, and tribal officials, including law enforcement officers, to help such officials prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate cyberattacks.
CISA shall establish initiatives to make grants to state and local governments to (1) identify high value assets and critical system architecture in order to assess cybersecurity risks, and (2) conduct tabletop and live training exercises to assess the capability of the state or local government to respond to a cyberattack.
August 30, 2019
09/06/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
08/30/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
08/30/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:08 PM