DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5074| House
| Updated: 3/20/2018
Michael T. McCaul
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (7)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks. DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress. No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-607.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1663)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5074.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1661)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1661)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 115-3309Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-412.
Science, Technology, Communications
Computer security and identity theftDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment studies and investigationsPublic-private cooperation
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5074| House
| Updated: 3/20/2018
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks. DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress. No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-607.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1663)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5074.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1661)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1661)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 115-3309Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-412.
Michael T. McCaul
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (7)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Computer security and identity theftDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment studies and investigationsPublic-private cooperation