Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022
Summary
Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022 This bill allows the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to award grants or other financial assistance for cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs at the elementary and secondary education levels. Entities eligible for the assistance include states, localities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits. Additionally, CISA must include information about how the grants and assistance enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities in annual briefings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Last action May 18, 2022
Floor votes · House May 17, 2022
How they voted
383–30
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 428
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic220
97% Yea
R
Republican208
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
3
May 18, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
May 17, 2022
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 - 30 (Roll no. 197). (text: 05/16/2022 CR H4989)
lower
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 - 30 (Roll no. 197).
lower
May 16, 2022
Introduced
Mr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
May 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-323.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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