Bills Introduced – 2-28-22

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate back in Washington, there were 38 bills introduced. Four of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 6865 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 

HR 6868 Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022 Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] 

HR 6869 To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes. Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

HR 6873 Bombing Prevention Act of 2022 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]

I will be watching HR 6865 for language addressing cybersecurity and the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) program. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration will hold a markup hearing on the bill tomorrow. A committee print of the bill is not yet available on the Committee website.

HR 6868 is a cybersecurity job training package not a bill funding cybersecurity for schools. I will be covering this bill.

HR 6873 is a perennial attempt to codify the existing Office for Bombing Prevention in DHS. I will be covering this bill.

HR 6869 is one of a number of bills that was introduced yesterday that appears to be a response to last week’s invasion of Ukraine. I suspect that this bill is dead on arrival as an overreach, but I will be covering the bill because of the cybersecurity implications it carries.

For those that are interested (there will be no further coverage here), here is a listing of the other bills introduced yesterday that appear to be responses to the Russian invasion:

H.R.6867 To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Payá Way". NOTE: This is the location of the Russian Ambassador’s residence.

H.R.6874 To establish a program to reduce the reliance of allied European countries on natural gas, petroleum, and nuclear fuel produced in Russia, and for other purposes.

H.R.6876 To provide authority for the President to authorize the United States Government to lend or lease defense articles to the Government of Ukraine to help bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities and protect its civilian population from potential invasion by the armed forces of the Government of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.