H.R. 8279 · 117th Congress · House

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Introduced
Jul 1, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

This bill requires evaluations of the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident and the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board.

Specifically, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate and report to Congress on the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems owned and operated by federal departments and agencies and other critical infrastructure.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board and assess whether the board has the authorities, resources, and expertise necessary to carry out its mission of reviewing and assessing significant cyber incidents.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 02, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

  2. JUL 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JUL 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. JUL 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee

hshm08

Referred: Jul 2, 2022

Active

Homeland Security Committee

hshm00

Referred: Jul 1, 2022

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

hsgo00

Referred: Jul 1, 2022

Active