To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes.
9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to undertake efforts to protect the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from cybersecurity threats. (The lifeline is a three-digit number that connects callers in suicidal crisis or mental health distress to a national network of crisis centers.)
The bill also expands related reporting requirements. Specifically, the network administrator for the lifeline must report identified cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities to SAMHSA, and local and regional crisis centers that participate in the lifeline must report identified cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities to the administrator.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study that evaluates cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with the lifeline and report the findings to Congress.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0 .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-52.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-52.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35.
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H797-798)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 498.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H797)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H797)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.