PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
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Version 53 · Passed House · Jul 15, 2019
SBA Cyber Awareness Act
This bill addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity infrastructure; (2) a strategy to increase such infrastructure; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA cybersecurity risk or incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's action to respond to or remediate it.
People & committees
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D–CO
Legislative record
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5807)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5807)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2331.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5807-5809)
Mr. Delgado moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 83.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-114.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-114.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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