US Congress Senate Bill 1917

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 8 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-10-08 - Became Public Law No: 117-47.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to study the cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist schools in facing those risks. The use of such recommendations shall be voluntary. The study must evaluate the challenges that schools face in securing (1) information systems owned, leased, or relied upon by those schools; and (2) sensitive student and employee records. Further, the bill requires CISA to (1) develop an online training toolkit designed for school officials; and (2) make available on the Department of Homeland Security website the study's findings, the cybersecurity guidelines, and the toolkit.

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]

Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-10-08	Senate	Became Public Law No: 117-47.
2021-10-08	Senate	Signed by President.
2021-10-05	Senate	Presented to President.
2021-09-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2021-09-29	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5538)
2021-09-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1917.
2021-09-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5538-5539)
2021-09-29	House	Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2021-08-13	House	Held at the desk.
2021-08-13	House	Received in the House.
2021-08-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-08-09	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
2021-07-26	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
2021-07-26	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-32.
2021-07-14	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2021-05-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB4691 (Same As) 2021-09-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1917/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1917/BILLS-117s1917is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1917/BILLS-117s1917rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1917/BILLS-117s1917es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1917/BILLS-117s1917enr.pdf