# 119-hr-912: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

119-hr-912, 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-912
- Congress: 119
- Title: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Protecting the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents**. This bill would add specific reporting duties for network administrators and local crisis centers and require a Comptroller General study of 9-8-8 cybersecurity risks within 180 days. - Local and regional crisis centers would have to report identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents to their program’s network administrator within a reasonable time and oversee the technology they use to provide services. - Program network administrators that receive Federal funding would have to report any identified vulnerabilities or incidents to the Assistant Secretary within a reasonable time. They would oversee crisis center technology when that oversight is established in the applicable network participation agreement. - The bill would make these reporting rules a supplement to existing Federal incident-reporting laws and direct the Comptroller General to complete a study of 9-8-8 cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities and report findings to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger cybersecurity for 9-8-8 hotline: benefit, medium. This bill would require federally funded 9-8-8 network administrators to report cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities to the Assistant Secretary. Local and regional crisis centers would have to report incidents and vulnerabilities to their network administrator within a reasonable time. All r…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-912 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/912)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-912 (as of 2026-06-25).