Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) introduced new bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act. This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing small businesses and identify existing federal initiatives and capital resources available to help them prepare for, mitigate, and defend against these risks.
Introduce and support legislation directing the Government Accountability Office to assess cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing small businesses and identify federal initiatives and capital resources that can help them prepare for, mitigate, and defend against those risks.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official homepage's latest-news block for June 9-16, 2026 highlights a vote statement, a leadership appointment, and a Democratic Women's Caucus letter; the only featured legislative item on the page is the RIDER Safety Act, not a small-business cybersecurity/GAO bill.
The committee's legislation page says it is a summary of bills referred to the House Small Business Committee, but the visible static text on the page does not surface any cybersecurity or GAO bill entry.
Assessments
Available evidence does not confirm that Lateefah Simon introduced or materially supported the specific promised legislation directing the GAO to assess small-business cybersecurity threats and identify relevant federal initiatives and capital resources. The cited evidence is mostly negative absence-of-evidence from her homepage and a committee legislation page, which is not strong enough to conclude either delivery or failure.