S 3904 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022

Summary
Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake activities to improve the cybersecurity of the health care and public health sector. HHS must coordinate with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on these activities; in particular, CISA must make resources, including cyber-threat indicators and appropriate defense measures, available to federal and nonfederal entities that receive information through HHS programs. In addition, HHS must provide training on cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies to owners of assets in the health care and public health sector. HHS must also update the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Specific Plan, which guides the sector's effort to enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. The updates must address, among other topics, the impact of the risks on rural entities and small- and medium-sized entities, cybersecurity workforce shortages in the sector, and challenges related to the COVID-19 emergency.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Mar 23, 2022 Last action Oct 18, 2022
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Oct 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 117-177.
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Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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