US Congress House Bill 8379 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-29 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E892-893)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain and promote cybersecurity guidance for use by small organizations. Specifically, the bill requires CISA to maintain cybersecurity guidance that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small organizations to improve their cybersecurity. This guidance must be publicly available at no cost, and CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Commerce must promote the guidance through relevant resources that are regularly used by small organizations. Commerce must report on methods of incentivizing small organizations to improve their cybersecurity, including through the adoption of policies, controls, products, and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. Every two years, the SBA must submit and make publicly available specified data on the state of small businesses' cybersecurity.

Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020

Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]

Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-29	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E892-893)
2020-09-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
2020-09-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
2020-09-24	House	Introduced in House

SB4731 (Same As) 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8379/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8379/BILLS-116hr8379ih.pdf