HR498-118

Passed House

To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HAA213BF5588241A8A32A379E09346B55: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act.
  • Section HC9367F66B6F54B8093CC00636EB0B331: 2. Protecting suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents Section 520E–3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c(b)) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 6, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, …

Mar 6, 2024 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

May 11, 2023

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the …

Jan 25, 2023

Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Mr. Cárdenas) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
8 mentions across 4 clauses
-8 negative

Government Accountability Office, HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health

Nonprofits
4 mentions across 4 clauses
-4 negative

9-8-8 Lifeline network administrator

Health Care Services
4 mentions across 4 clauses
-4 negative

Local and regional crisis centers

General Public
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

9-8-8 hotline callers

Technology
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Cybersecurity service providers

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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