Strengthen cybersecurity protections for the national suicide and crisis lifeline system.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act?
The effort to strengthen cybersecurity for the 988 lifeline is stalled in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as of February 3, 2025, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of March 11, 2025. Committee members must act to advance these bills, but the binding constraint is that most legislation never receives a committee vote. History shows that inaction is the most common reason bills fail to become law.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act (H.R. 912 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 498 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 498 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 1493 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1493 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Jay Obernolte (R-CA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.