H.R. 3223: CISA Cyber Exercise Act
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H.R. 3223: CISA Cyber Exercise Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
CISA Cyber Exercise Act
Plain summary
CISA Cyber Exercise Act This bill establishes the National Cyber Exercise Program to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and related plans and strategies. (The National Cyber Incident Response Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities, capabilities, and coordinating structures that support how the United States responds to and recovers from significant cyber incidents posing risks to critical infrastructure.) Based on current risk assessments, the exercise program shall be designed to (1) simulate partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident, (2) provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements, and (3) develop after-action reports and plans that can incorporate lessons learned into future operations.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · 6 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3223, CISA Cyber Exercise Act (2021-05-27)
Cosponsors on this site
Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), David P. Joyce (R-OH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3223.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr3223 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117