9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
Sponsored By: Representative Obernolte
Introduced
Summary
This bill would strengthen cybersecurity protections for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and create a new, privacy-protective reporting and governance framework for vulnerabilities and incidents.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New cybersecurity rules for the 9-8-8 line
If enacted, the 9-8-8 Lifeline would need to guard the hotline from cyberattacks and fix known weaknesses. The federally funded network administrator and local crisis centers would have to report cyber incidents and vulnerabilities quickly, while protecting privacy under federal and state laws. The network administrator would pass reports to the Assistant Secretary within a reasonable time. Local centers would manage their own technology unless a network agreement assigns oversight to the network administrator, and these reports would add to, not replace, other federal reporting rules.
Independent study of 9-8-8 cybersecurity
If enacted, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) would review cybersecurity risks for the 9-8-8 Lifeline. GAO would have 180 days to finish the study and send a report. The report would go to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Obernolte
CA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Roll Call Votes
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