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H.R. 3462: SBA Cyber Awareness Act

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H.R. 3462: SBA Cyber Awareness Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-21 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-259.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 506 (2022): On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR3462 (2022-12-06), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-259. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Plain summary

SBA Cyber Awareness Act This act requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to annually report specified information related to cybersecurity awareness. Such reports must include (1) a strategy to increase the cybersecurity of the SBA's information technology (IT) infrastructure, (2) a supply chain risk management strategy that includes risk mitigation activities for IT components originating from an entity that has its principal place of business in China, and (3) any SBA cybersecurity incident that occurred during the two years prior to the initial report (including the SBA's action to respond to or remediate it).

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Official text

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3462, SBA Cyber Awareness Act (2022-02-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3462, SBA Cyber Awareness Act (2022-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Young Kim (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] reported raising $4.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3462 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117