The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2024
HR 498

Sponsored by Jay Obernolte (R)

9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

Would have required federal protection of the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline from cyberattacks.

Tradeoff

Would have required crisis centers and the lifeline's network administrator to report cyber vulnerabilities and incidents to SAMHSA. Would also have ordered a GAO study of the lifeline's cybersecurity risks.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this bill by on March 5, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 25, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 25, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 46 - 0(Mar 24, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-52.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 5, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Mar 6, 2024)