House Chairman Tells Senate to Pass DHS Cyber Bills

The Senate should pass legislation creating a new cybersecurity agency focused on critical infrastructure within the Department of Homeland Security, said House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Wednesday. The House-passed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act (HR-3359) (see 1712110058) provides “the direction and support needed to best combat an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape to keep the American people and our democracy safe and secure,” McCaul said. The chairman also voiced support for HR-5074, the DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act, which he said codifies and improves DHS’s cyber incident response teams.