S 1917 United States Senate · 117th Congress

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
House Passage
Sep 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced May 27, 2021 Signed Oct 8, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Oct 8, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5538)
lower
Aug 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
upper
Aug 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6189-6190; text: CR S6189-6190)
upper
Jul 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-32.
upper
Jul 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
May 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors