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“One Minutes” (15 per side) Following one-minute speeches, the House is expected to recess until approximately 2:30 p.m. At that time, the House will reconvene to consider the twenty-one bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules.
Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (21 bills)
H.R. 473 – Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021 (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security)
H.R. 370 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 (Rep. Watson Coleman – Homeland Security)
H.R. 367 – Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act (Rep. Titus – Homeland Security)
H.R. 408 – Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2021 (Rep. McEachin – Homeland Security)
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (21 bills)
H.R. 473 – Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021 (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security)
H.R. 370 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 (Rep. Watson Coleman – Homeland Security)
H.R. 367 – Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act (Rep. Titus – Homeland Security)
H.R. 408 – Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2021 (Rep. McEachin – Homeland Security)
H.R. 397 – CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2021 (Rep. Gimenez – Homeland Security)
H.R. 396 – Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act (Rep. Garbarino – Homeland Security)
By Justin Katz
Rep. Michael McCaul on Thursday said the House next week will again vote on a bipartisan bill to establish a new Office of Cyber Issues at the State Department as well as an ambassador position for cyberspace.
“I believe that setting up an ambassador at large is very important so that we have international norms and standards when it comes to cyberspace,” McCaul said at an event hosted by the McCrary Institute of Auburn University.
The bill, the Cyber Diplomacy Act, which has been passed by the House in previous years, is backed by Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), who also spoke at the McCrary event.
The Hack Roundup: White House Sanctions Russia over SolarWinds President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox.
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Agencies involved in response also issued advisories on the hackers tactics while Microsoft offered federal customers free trials of an auditing tool.
The Biden administration assigned responsibility for a hacking campaign that used software from the firm SolarWinds to infiltrate nine federal agencies and 100 private-sector companies to Russia in conjunction with extensive sanctions on public- and private-sector Russian entities.