Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act
USA115th CongressHR-6735| House
| Updated: 9/26/2018
Kevin McCarthy
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (4)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a policy applicable to individuals and entities that reports security vulnerabilities on DHS public websites, (2) develop a process for mitigation or remediation of security vulnerabilities that are reported, (3) consult with specified federal departments and nongovernmental security researchers in developing the policy, and (4) submit the policy and the remediation process to Congress. DHS must make such policy publicly available.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 749.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-961.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8746-8748)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6735.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McCaul objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8822)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8746-8747)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8746-8747)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Emergency Management
Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightHomeland securityPublic-private cooperation
Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act
USA115th CongressHR-6735| House
| Updated: 9/26/2018
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a policy applicable to individuals and entities that reports security vulnerabilities on DHS public websites, (2) develop a process for mitigation or remediation of security vulnerabilities that are reported, (3) consult with specified federal departments and nongovernmental security researchers in developing the policy, and (4) submit the policy and the remediation process to Congress. DHS must make such policy publicly available.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 749.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-961.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8746-8748)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6735.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McCaul objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8822)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8746-8747)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8746-8747)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Kevin McCarthy
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (4)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Emergency Management
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightHomeland securityPublic-private cooperation