With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programs

Legislation to renew two federal cybersecurity laws has finally begun moving through Congress, but it’s unclear if lawmakers will be able to pass both bills before an end-of-the-month deadline.

The House Homeland Security Committee voted 25-0 to approve the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act — a 10-year extension of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which provides incentives for private entities to voluntarily share digital threat intelligence with the federal government.

The panel also voted 21-1 to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. The effort, included in the 2022 bipartisan infrastructure package, gave $1 billion to local governments to improve their posture against cyber threats.

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