House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Strengthening State and Local Cybersecurity Defenses Act

H.R. 5394Introduced Dec 11, 2019Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedDec 11, 2019
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 3, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5394.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAYLOR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 198, December 11, 2019, Page H10124):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2019 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Will Hurd (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Mark Walker (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Van Taylor.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-3 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.