H.R. 8279: Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

Plain summary

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022 This bill requires evaluations of the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident and the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board. Specifically, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate and report to Congress on the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems owned and operated by federal departments and agencies and other critical infrastructure. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board and assess whether the board has the authorities, resources, and expertise necessary to carry out its mission of reviewing and assessing significant cyber incidents.

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Official text

Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] reported raising $7.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-117hr8279.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8279 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117