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 the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study that evaluates cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with the lifeline and report the findings to Congress.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2024-03-05 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-05 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H797) | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-05 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 498. | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-05 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H797-798) | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-05 | Floor | Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2023-05-11 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35. | House floor actions |
| 2023-05-11 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-52. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-24 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2023-03-23 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-03-08 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0 . | House committee actions |
| 2023-03-08 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-01-25 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2023-01-25 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2023-01-25 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |