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MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021
On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (14 bills)
H.R. 2931 – Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act (Rep. McNerney – Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 2928 – Cyber Sense Act of 2021 (Rep. Latta – Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 678 – PHONE Act of 2021 (Rep. Thompson (CA) – Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 1250 – Emergency Reporting Act (Rep. Matsui – Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 1754 – MEDIA Diversity Act of 2021 (Rep. Long – Energy and Commerce)
H.Res. 277 – Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity (Rep. Demings – Energy and Commerce)
What State Leaders Need to Know About Cybersecurity
A new training program is an opportunity for lawmakers and their staffs to get up to speed so that the policies they craft address the issue in ways that don’t harm the economy.
July 13, 2021 •
(Shutterstock) As a former state chief information security officer for both Colorado and California, and the federal Department of Homeland Security’s first deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, one of my continuing tasks was working with state lawmakers and state government executives to help them understand the multitude of issues in the cybersecurity arena. Because legislative bodies turn over fairly frequently, this was a never-ending responsibility that I took seriously and to which I devoted a significant amount of time, and still do.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to provide $500 million to help state and local governments improve their cyber defenses against debilitating ransomware attacks.
By Justin Katz
The House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday advanced multiple bills focused on bills focused on cybersecurity and pipeline security in the wake of the ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline and the release of President Joe Biden s cybersecurity executive order.
Included in the tranche of bills passed by the committee is the Pipeline Security Act which codifies the Transportation Safety Administration s role in securing the country s natural gas and oil infrastructure. The bill, which has been previously introduced but failed to gain traction in past years, was re-introduced following the disruptive cyberattack on a key East Coast pipeline.