CISA Technical Corrections and Improvements Act of 2021
The CISA Technical Corrections and Improvements Act of 2021 makes technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the organization and clarity of cybersecurity provisions. It redesignates sections related to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and consolidates key cybersecurity definitions into a new section 2200. The bill updates references to these sections throughout the law to ensure consistency in the Homeland Security Act. This technical corrections bill directly affects CISA's operational framework and related cybersecurity policies without making substantive policy changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 29, 2021
Last action Dec 13, 2022
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Dec 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-248.
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jul 29, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
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