H.R. 5078 · 119th Congress

PILLAR Act

Introduced on Sep 2, 2025 by Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 18, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 2, 2025
Cosponsors
4
2 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the State and local cybersecurity grant program of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 2, 2025). Public domain.

Protecting Information by Local Leaders for Agency Resilience Act or the PILLAR Act

This bill extends the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program through FY2035, expands the scope of the program, and imposes certain limits on the use of grant funds. (The program provides grants to states and Indian tribes to address cybersecurity risks to government information systems.)

The bill expands the scope of systems that may be secured using grant funds to include operational technology systems and specifies that systems using artificial intelligence are included. Such systems must be maintained, owned, or operated by or on behalf of state, local, or tribal governments.

The bill also specifies that grant funds may not be used to purchase software, hardware, or related products or services that do not align with relevant guidance provided by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Further, the bill increases the federal share of costs available to entities that implement or enable multifactor authentication and identity and access management tools for critical infrastructure by a specified date.

The bill requires annual reports by grant recipients to include a description of recipients’ progress in assuming the cost of continuing cybersecurity programs after grant funds are fully expended.

The Government Accountability Office must periodically review the program. This effort must include a review of artificial intelligence adoption across a sample of grants.

Finally, CISA must implement an outreach plan to inform local governments, including governments in rural areas or areas with small populations, about CISA’s no-cost cybersecurity offerings.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Andrew OglesR-TN-5Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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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. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. Sep 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
  5. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged
  6. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 1.
  8. Nov 12, 2025Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-377.
  9. Nov 12, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-377.
  10. Nov 12, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
  11. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4685-4688)
  13. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5078.
  14. Nov 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4685-4687)
  15. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4685-4687)
  16. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Nov 18, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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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. TENABLE, INC.10 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)
  2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL7 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.4 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CISCO SYSTEMS INC$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. CROWDSTRIKE, INC.4 reports
    $740K reported (all issues)
  5. SentinelOne, Inc.4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  6. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
  7. Halcyon Tech, Inc.3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  8. MICROSOFT CORPORATION3 reports
    Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$444.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  9. Merlin International, Inc.3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MERLIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.$16.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION2 reports
  11. AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  12. American Transaction Processors Coalition1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  13. LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.1 report
    $420K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.