FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act

United States119th CongressHR-4579House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 22, 2025

Summary

The FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act aims to enhance the operational resilience of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by explicitly mandating the mitigation of cybersecurity risks that could impede its critical functions. This legislation amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002, adding cybersecurity risk mitigation as a core responsibility under Section 523(a) and referencing an existing definition for such risks. Furthermore, the bill requires the FEMA Administrator, in consultation with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to submit a comprehensive report within one year of enactment, detailing the Agency's progress in addressing these cybersecurity risks to relevant congressional committees.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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