Review – HR 1495 Introduced – Digital Economy Board

Back in February Rep Pfluger (R,TX) introduced HR 1495, the Digital Economy Cybersecurity Advisory Act of 2025. The bill would formally authorize the DOC’s current Digital Economy Board of Advisors and expand the coverage of the Board to cover cybersecurity activities. It would amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, by adding a new §106, Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors. No funding is authorized by this legislation.

The bill is essentially identical to HR 4512, the Digital Economy Cybersecurity Advisory Act of 2023, that was introduced by Pfluger in July 2023. No action was taken on that bill in the 118^th Congress.

Moving Forward

Pfluger is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that there should be sufficient influence to see this bill considered in Committee. I see nothing in this bill that would engender any organized opposition. I suspect that there will be some level of bipartisan support for this bill. I do not know if there would be sufficient support to see the bill considered under the House’s suspension of the rules process.

 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-1495-introduced - subscription required.

Review - Bills Introduced – 2-21-25

Yesterday, with the House meeting in pro forma session and the Senate recovering at home from Thursday’s vote-a-rama, there were 77 bills (see the discussion on Senate Resolutions below) introduced. Two of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 1495 To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors, and for other purposes. Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11]

HR 1508 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a program to assess the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorism or other security threats, as appropriate, to certain events, and for other purposes. Titus, Dina [Rep.-D-NV-1] 

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for similar bills in the 118th, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-2-21-25 - subscription required.