Key lawmaker says Congress likely to kick can down road on cyber information sharing law

Congress is weighing another short-term extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 as competing House and Senate proposals—ranging from a clean 10-year reauthorization to bills addressing free speech and other tweaks—struggle to gain consensus before a Jan. 30 deadline. Chairman Andrew Garbarino also flagged efforts on regulatory harmonization, cyber workforce legislation, and AI in cyber defense, while committees continue probing the U.S. response to China’s “Salt Typhoon” telecom breaches.