Legislative Housekeeping – 118th Congress – 2-16-25

This week the GPO published the text for the last bill that I was tracking from the 118th Congress, HR 10555, the Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction Act” or the “LANDED Act”.

Legislative Housekeeping, 118th Congress – 2-2-25

Last week, the GPO published the text of two more bills that I was tracking in the 118th Congress. This leaves just two final bills from the 118^th that I would have covered if they had not been introduced so late in the session (December 11^th, and December 21^st respectively). The two bills published this week were:

S 5600, the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2024, and

S 5610, the Invest in Our Democracy Act of 2024.

Legislative Housekeeping – 118th Congress – 1-26-25

This last week the GPO published the text of five bills introduced in the 118^th Congress. These bills would have been covered in this blog. This leaves just four bills that I would have covered to have their text published. The bills published this week include:

HR 10408, the Securing Every Vector, Enhancing Networks (SEVEN) Act,

HR 10455, the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act, 

HR 10464, the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act,

HR 10483, the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, and

S 5556, To require a solid rocket motor industrial base strategy

Legislative Housekeeping – 118th Congress – 1-19-25

This last week the GPO published the text of two bills introduced during the 118th Congress. No Committee reports were published. The two bills were:

HR 10353 - Middle East Space and Satellite Security Alliance Act of 2024, and

S 5471 - Protecting Investments in Our Ports Act

End of Session Housekeeping – 118th Congress – 12-22-24

With the end of the 118th Congress fast approaching, nothing but pro forma sessions until they adjourn sine die on January 3^rd, it is time to catch up on legislation files that are dying with the sessions end. Committees are busy publishing reports that no one will read and the GPO is catching up on publishing bills that will have no effect. Instead of trying to complete writeups on each of these housekeeping items, I am simply going to provide a list of each of the bills that I would normally expect to cover in this blog with the appropriate links. If anyone wants me to cover one of these bills in detail in my blog, just drop me a comment on this post; I will see if I can work them into the schedule.

Reports Filed:

HR 3208 Reported in Senate – DHS Cybersecurity OJT

S Rept 118- 161 .pdf – not yet published

HR 3208 RFS .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3208/BILLS-118hr3208rfs.pdf

HR 5840 Reported in House – TSA Screening Modernization

H Rept 118-888 .pdf – not yet published

HR 5840 IH .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5840/BILLS-118hr5840rh.pdf

HR 6494 Reported in House – PIPES Act of 2023

H Rept 118-884 .pdf – not yet published

HR 6494 RH .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6494/BILLS-118hr6494rh.pdf

HR 9689 Reported in House – DHS Cybersecurity Internships

H Rept 118-858 .pdf – not yet published

HR 9689 RH .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr9689/BILLS-118hr9689rh.pdf

HR 9769 Reported in House – Cyber Resilience

H Rept 118-859 .pdf – not yet published

HR 9769 RH .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr9769/BILLS-118hr9769rfs.pdf

Text of Bills Published:

S 5639 Introduced – cUAS Authority

S 5639 ES .pdf - https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s5639/BILLS-118s5639es.pdf

NOTE: S 5639 was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent.