H.R. 4237: Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-06 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

Plain summary

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a program to assist agencies with continuously diagnosing and mitigating cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Pursuant to this program, DHS shall (1) develop the capability to collect, analyze, and visualize information relating to security data and cybersecurity risks at agencies; (2) make program capabilities available for use by civilian agencies, states, and local governments; (3) assist such entities in setting information security priorities and assessing and managing cybersecurity risks; and (4) develop policies and procedures for reporting systemic risks and potential incidents. DHS must also regularly deploy new technologies to improve the program. In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the potential impacts and benefits of replacing existing reporting requirements under the federal information policy with periodical real-time data provided by the program.

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Official text

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4237, Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act (2019-11-22)

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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4237.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4237 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116