S. 1917 · 117th Congress

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Introduced on May 27, 2021 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-47.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-47
Introduced
May 27, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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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. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initiative, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Personnel records
  • Student records
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Oct 8, 2021). Public domain.

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to study the cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist schools in facing those risks. The use of such recommendations shall be voluntary.

The study must evaluate the challenges that schools face in securing (1) information systems owned, leased, or relied upon by those schools; and (2) sensitive student and employee records.

Further, the bill requires CISA to (1) develop an online training toolkit designed for school officials; and (2) make available on the Department of Homeland Security website the study's findings, the cybersecurity guidelines, and the toolkit.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Gary C. PetersD-MISponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. May 27, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Jul 14, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 26, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-32.
  5. Jul 26, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-32.
  6. Jul 26, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
  7. Aug 9, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
  8. Aug 9, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
  9. Aug 10, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Aug 13, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Aug 13, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseMr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5538-5539)
  14. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1917.
  15. Sep 29, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5538)
  16. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5538)
  17. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Oct 5, 2021Presented to President.
  19. Oct 5, 2021 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Oct 8, 2021Signed by President.
  21. Oct 8, 2021Signed by President.
  22. Oct 8, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-47.
  23. Oct 8, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-47.

Committees

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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)
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  • 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.