H.R. 5658 · 117th Congress

DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act

Introduced on Oct 21, 2021 by Don Bacon (R-NE-2). 6 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (May 17, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 21, 2021
Cosponsors
6
4 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Public-private cooperation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, May 16, 2022). Public domain.

DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on its roles and responsibilities, as well as those of its components, for responding to cyber incidents. DHS must coordinate with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the report.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Don BaconR-NE-2Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 16, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 313–105

History

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  1. Oct 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 21, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. Oct 22, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
  5. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
  6. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Oct 26, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Feb 11, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-245.
  9. Feb 11, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-245.
  10. Feb 11, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
  11. May 16, 2022 · HouseMr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. May 16, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4989-4990)
  13. May 16, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5658.
  14. May 16, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. May 16, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5004-5005)
  16. May 16, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 313 - 105 (Roll no. 185).House · Roll call 185
  17. May 16, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 313 - 105 (Roll no. 185). (text: CR H4989-4990)House · Roll call 185
  18. May 16, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. May 17, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.