S. 2251 · 118th Congress

Cybersecurity Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 11, 2023 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 9, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 11, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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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. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Homeland security
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

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

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 11, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 9, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-271.
  5. Dec 9, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-271.
  6. Dec 9, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. CROWDSTRIKE, INC.7 reports
  2. American Bankers Association5 reports
    $8.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  3. BANK POLICY INSTITUTE5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  4. Business Software Alliance5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  5. ID.ME, LLC5 reports
    $970K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ID.ME, LLC$96M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  8. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  9. RED HAT INC5 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  10. BSA, The Software Alliance (Formerly BSA Business Software Alliance, Inc)4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  11. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION3 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)
  12. Bank Policy Institute (FKA The Financial Services Roundtable)2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  13. Okta, Inc.2 reports
  14. SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  15. TENABLE, INC.2 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY1 report
    $530K reported (all issues)
  17. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $19.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.