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Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-5008| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2020
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to notify impacted individuals following major or significant cybersecurity incidents, or incidents determined to have involved sensitive personal information. Each agency must make available information relating to an incident to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Defense, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to help mitigate future incidents. CISA shall perform continuous monitoring of incidents of federal information systems and produce an annual report. OMB shall develop guidance on what constitutes a major incident. Each agency must develop training on how to identify and respond to an incident.
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Timeline
Dec 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • December 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-5008| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2020
Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to notify impacted individuals following major or significant cybersecurity incidents, or incidents determined to have involved sensitive personal information. Each agency must make available information relating to an incident to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Defense, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to help mitigate future incidents. CISA shall perform continuous monitoring of incidents of federal information systems and produce an annual report. OMB shall develop guidance on what constitutes a major incident. Each agency must develop training on how to identify and respond to an incident.
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Timeline
Dec 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • December 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted