# 115-hr-3712: Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act

115-hr-3712, Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3712
- Congress: 115
- Title: Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2017-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Major General Tim Lowenberg National Guard Cyber Defenders Act This bill allows certain military reserve components, including a reserve assigned or attached to a reserve component cyber civil support team, to perform duties to prepare for or respond to any emergency involving an attack or natural disaster impacting a computer, electronic, or cyber network. By September 30, 2022, each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall have an operational reserve component cyber civil support team composed of reserve component members of the Armed Forces.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2017-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2017-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2017-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3712)

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