Calls For Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Ramp Up In Congress, White House

The proliferation of cybersecurity regulations has the White House and Congress calling for harmonization to streamline regulations, focus on reciprocity, and decrease compliance costs. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (HSGAC), is working on legislation to harmonize the patchwork of cybersecurity regulations imposed by federal regulatory agencies on regulated sectors, particularly critical infrastructure sectors. Senator Peters chaired an HSGAC hearing on June 5, 2024 on "Streamlining the Federal Cybersecurity Regulatory Process: The Path to Harmonization," to explore harmonization after the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) issued its Summary of the 2023 Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Request for Information (RFI Summary) on June 4. As we noted in our June 5 client alert, ONCD received 86 comments on its RFI with many calling for a solution to the lack of