| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 | |
| Enacted By: | 115th |
| Effective Date: | November 16, 2018 |
| Public Law Url: | https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ278/PLAW-115publ278.pdf |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Introducedby: | Michael McCaul |
| Introduceddate: | July 24, 2017 |
| Committees: | House Homeland Security, House Energy and Commerce, House Oversight and Government Return, House Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Passedbody1: | House of Representatives |
| Passeddate1: | December 11, 2017 |
| Passedbody2: | Senate |
| Passeddate2: | October 3, 2018 |
| Passedvote2: | unanimous consent |
| Agreedbody3: | House of Representatives |
| Agreeddate3: | November 13, 2018 |
| Agreedvote3: | passed |
| Signedpresident: | Donald Trump |
| Signeddate: | November 16, 2018 |
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 was signed by president Donald Trump on November16, 2018, to establish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Department of Homeland Security.[1] [2] [3] [4] The act was introduced into the United States House of Representatives by Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) on July 24, 2017.[5] It received committee consideration from the House Homeland Security, House Energy and Commerce, House Oversight and Government Return, and House Transportation and Infrastructure, though it was discharged by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Government Oversight and Return, and the Committee on Transportation. It passed the House of Representatives on December 11, 2017, via vocal vote, passed the Senate on October 3, 2018, by unanimous consent, and agreed upon by the House again on November 13, 2018.[6]