Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of at least 3, but no more than 10, high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system.
The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment.
The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-27 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-302. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-12-27 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-12-23 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-21 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-12-19 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7302-7303) | Senate |
| 2022-12-19 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2022-11-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2022-11-17 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1464, proceedings on H.R. 7299 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-17 | Floor | Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1464, and the motion offered by Mr. Carter (LA), the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4275, as amended; H.R. 5502, as amended; H.R. 5721, as amended; H.R. 6290, as amended; H.R. 7277, as amended; H.R. 7299, as amended; and H.R. 8416, as amended. (consideration: CR H8566-8574; text: CR H8569-8570) | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-14 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-14 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7299. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-14 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8464-8465; text: CR H8464-8465) | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-14 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-19 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-19 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-18 | Committee | Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. | House committee actions |
| 2022-03-30 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |