PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 584 (115th)

Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 January 2017

Last action

1 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Daniel Donovan, Donald Payne, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], John Ratcliffe

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

7 April 2025

Environment

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to coordinate with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with expertise on DHS cybersecurity resources. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.) DHS must: (1) provide timely access to technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities for cybersecurity threat indicators, defensive measures, risks, and incidents, including cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process; (2) review cybersecurity risk information gathered by fusion centers to incorporate into DHS's cybersecurity risk information; and (3) disseminate cybersecurity risk information to fusion centers. Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts may be assigned from the NCCIC. Such officers and analysts must assist fusion centers in using cybersecurity risk information to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture. The NCCIC may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers. States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to: (1) prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and (2) develop statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 17 January 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 January 2017

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  5. 31 January 2017

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H793)

    Source: Floor

  6. 31 January 2017

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 584.

    Source: Floor

  7. 31 January 2017

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H793)

    Source: Floor

  8. 31 January 2017

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H793-794)

    Source: Floor

  9. 31 January 2017

    Floor

    Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  10. 1 February 2017

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

8 official files

Referred in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.