# 117-hr-4055: American Cybersecurity Literacy Act

117-hr-4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4055
- Congress: 117
- Title: American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2021-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Cybersecurity Literacy Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign to increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 408 | 17 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4055 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4055)

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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
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