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Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act
11/20/2025, 5:38 AM
Summary of Bill HR 2659
Key provisions of the bill include the creation of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate efforts to identify and respond to state-sponsored cyber threats. The bill also requires federal agencies to develop and implement cybersecurity risk management plans, conduct regular vulnerability assessments, and enhance incident response capabilities.
Additionally, the bill calls for the establishment of a National Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan to guide coordinated responses to significant cyber incidents. It also requires the development of a national strategy to address state-sponsored cyber threats and enhance international cooperation on cybersecurity issues. Overall, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act seeks to bolster the nation's cybersecurity defenses against foreign adversaries and improve coordination between government and private sector stakeholders to better protect critical infrastructure and sensitive information from cyber attacks.
Congressional Summary of HR 2659
Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act
The bill creates a joint interagency task force to facilitate agency collaboration on efforts to respond to Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon.
The task force must be established and led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The task force must facilitate collaboration and coordination among the Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMAs) specified in the President's National Security Memorandum- 22 (e.g., the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Agriculture) to detect, analyze, and respond to Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors by ensuring that such agencies’ actions are aligned and mutually reinforcing.
The bill directs DHS, CISA, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and specified SRMAs to provide the task force with analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information necessary for the task force to carry out its responsibilities. The production and use of information must comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, and executive orders, and task force members must have appropriate security clearances to access classified information.
The task force must provide annual reports and briefings to Congress detailing its assessment of cyber threats and recommendations to improve the detection and mitigation of the cybersecurity threat posed by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors.
The first report must be provided no later than 540 days after the establishment of the task force, and additional reports must be provided annually thereafter for six years.
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Current Status of Bill HR 2659
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2659
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
4Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
4Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2659
Primary Policy Focus
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAlternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2659
Comments
Carmelo Cummings
7 months ago
This bill is so dumb, like why do we even need this crap? It's just a waste of time and money. They should be focusing on real issues, not this nonsense. It's ridiculous how they think this is going to make a difference. This is just another example of the government wasting our tax dollars on useless things. SMH. #ridiculous #wasteoftime This bill is a joke and won't do anything to help protect us from cyber threats.
