Review – Bills Introduced – 1-31-25

Yesterday, with the House meeting in pro forma session and the Senate taking a break, there were 93 bills introduced. Four of those bills will receive additional coverage in this newsletter:

HR 853 To authorize the declaration of a hazardous train event, and for other purposes. Deluzio, Christopher R. [Rep.-D-PA-17]

HR 854 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to define high-hazard flammable train, and for other purposes. Deluzio, Christopher R. [Rep.-D-PA-17]

HR 866 To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes. Latta, Robert E. [Rep.-R-OH-5]

HR 872 To require covered contractors implement a vulnerability disclosure policy consistent with NIST guidelines, and for other purposes. Mace, Nancy [Rep.-R-SC-1]

 

For more information on these bills, and a brief history of similar bills in the 118^th Congress, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-1-31-25 - subscription required.