Cybersecurity Policy Report, Bill to Reestablish Cyber Grant Program on House Agenda Next Week, (Nov 14, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:Transportation Security Administration
A bill that would reestablish a cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments is set for House consideration next week along with two other cyber-related bills, according to an agenda provided by the Congressional Budget Office that cited House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La.).
The House will consider the Protecting Information by Local Leaders for Agency Resilience (PILLAR) Act (HR 5078) under suspension of House rules, which means it must win approval from two-thirds of the members.
Introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R., Tenn.), the PILLAR Act would reauthorize through 2035 the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), which expired on Sept. 30. The bill cleared the House Homeland Security Committee by a vote of 21-1 in September (CPR, Sept. 3).
Originally authorized by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the SLCGP provided $1 billion over four years to help state and local governments assess their cybersecurity needs and develop programs to address those needs. It’s not yet clear how much money congressional appropriators will make available under the PILLAR Act.
Other bills scheduled for consideration under suspension of House rules next week include the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act (HR 2659) and the Pipeline Security Act (HR 5062).
HR 2659, also sponsored by Rep. Ogles, would establish an interagency task force led by the directors of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation to combat hacking campaigns backed by the Chinese government. The bill cleared the House Homeland Security Committee in April by voice vote (CPR, April 9).
The Pipeline Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Julie Johnson (D., Texas), vice ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, would clarify that the Transportation Security Administration is responsible for pipeline cybersecurity and would authorize TSA to enact cybersecurity regulations for the pipeline sector. It cleared the committee in September by a vote of 22-0 (CPR, Sept 4).
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