House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act

H.R. 5823Introduced Feb 10, 2020Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2020
Committee actionFeb 12, 2020
Passed HouseSep 30, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5823.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5823, State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act” on March 10, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 12, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 10, 2020 ↗
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March 10, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5823, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on August 18, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported August 18, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5823, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RICHMOND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 27, February 10, 2020, Page H1017):
Article I, section 8
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H.R. 5823, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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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

17 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 14 Democrats

3 of 17 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.

Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), James Langevin (D-RI), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Max Rose (D-NY), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cedric Richmond.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-2 district

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