House-based 'Smart Cities Caucus' looks for branch in Senate

The Congressional Smart Cities Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Susan Brooks (R-IN), is reaching out to Senate Commerce Committee members with an eye toward establishing a similar group in the Senate that could help advance smart city-related legislation on cybersecurity and other issues.

“We are looking at becoming bicameral and possibly making a Smart Cities Caucus over in the Senate,” Charlyn Stanberry, Clarke’s chief of staff, said at the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Cybersecurity...