Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. HERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2659, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.

This bill establishes an interagency task force to coordinate efforts to combat cyber threats from the People's Republic of China and establishes reporting requirements to ensure Congress is informed on administration efforts.

Under the Biden administration, CISA, FBI, and other Federal agencies established valuable partnerships to address the threats posed by Chinese state-backed threat actors such as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon.

This bill codifies those efforts.

Unfortunately, hundreds of cybersecurity personnel have left CISA under Trump administration pressure, severely undermining the agency's ability to defend critical infrastructure from cyber threats from the PRC and other adversaries.

I hope that passing this bill will help demonstrate to the administration the need to prioritize resources and personnel on combating serious cyber threats.

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Mr. HERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close when the gentleman is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. HERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2659, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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