Bills Introduced – 1-24-20

Yesterday with the Senate meeting in impeachment session and the House meeting in proforma session there were 17 bills introduced. Three of those bills may receive additional attention in this blog:

HR 5667 To enhance stakeholder outreach to and operational engagement with owners and operators of critical infrastructure and other relevant stakeholders by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster security against acts of terrorism and other homeland security threats, including by maintaining a clearinghouse of security guidance, best practices, and other voluntary content developed by the Agency or aggregated from trusted sources, and for other purposes. Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

HR 5669 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, and for other purposes. Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] 

HR 5670 To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes. Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]

I will be watching HR 5667 for language concerning cybersecurity and chemical security issues. Similarly, I will be watching HR 5670 for surface transportation security issues related to chemical transportation.

I suspect that HR 5669 will be similar to S 3205 that I discussed earlier this week.