{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-health-care-systems", "Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Systems", "2024-05-15", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-45) introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would require consistent evaluations of the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 cybersecurity systems to help combat hacking crimes and keep Granite Staters\u2019 personal health information safe. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) is co-lead of the Senate companion bill.\n\n\u201cRecent attacks on health care systems have made it clear that strengthening our cybersecurity must be a top priority to safeguard personal health information and protect access to care,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will bolster cybersecurity and support needed improvements to protect health care systems, including patient data. Tackling cyberattacks is a bipartisan issue, and I will continue working with my colleagues across the aisle to pass this critical bill and strengthen our health care systems against future attacks.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the bill is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-health-care-systems"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7154499180614948, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}