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DOTGOV Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2749| Senate 
| Updated: 1/6/2020
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2019 or the DOTGOV Act of 2019 This bill transfers the .gov internet domain program from the General Services Administration to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and provides support for expanding .gov usage among public entities. The bill directs CISA to make .gov domain name registration services, as well as supporting services, generally available to any federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government entity, or other publicly controlled entity that complies with the requirements for registration developed by CISA. Total fees collected for new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains shall not exceed the direct operational expenses of maintaining the .gov internet domain. CISA shall inventory all host names and services in active use within the .gov domain and provide the data to domain registrants at no cost. CISA shall develop and submit to Congress (1) a strategy to utilize information collected for countering malicious cyber activity; (2) an outreach strategy to local, tribal, and territorial governments and other publicly controlled entities to inform and support migration to the .gov domain; (3) a .gov domain security enhancement strategy and implementation plan; and (4) the development, assessment, and determination of the amount of any fees imposed on new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains. The bill allows recipients of State Homeland Security grants or Urban Area Security Initiative grants to use grant funds for migrating any online service to the .gov domain.

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Timeline
Oct 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 6, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jan 6, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-192.
Jan 6, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
  • October 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 6, 2019
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • January 6, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-192.


  • January 6, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

Government Operations and Politics

Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyUser charges and fees

DOTGOV Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2749| Senate 
| Updated: 1/6/2020
DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2019 or the DOTGOV Act of 2019 This bill transfers the .gov internet domain program from the General Services Administration to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and provides support for expanding .gov usage among public entities. The bill directs CISA to make .gov domain name registration services, as well as supporting services, generally available to any federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government entity, or other publicly controlled entity that complies with the requirements for registration developed by CISA. Total fees collected for new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains shall not exceed the direct operational expenses of maintaining the .gov internet domain. CISA shall inventory all host names and services in active use within the .gov domain and provide the data to domain registrants at no cost. CISA shall develop and submit to Congress (1) a strategy to utilize information collected for countering malicious cyber activity; (2) an outreach strategy to local, tribal, and territorial governments and other publicly controlled entities to inform and support migration to the .gov domain; (3) a .gov domain security enhancement strategy and implementation plan; and (4) the development, assessment, and determination of the amount of any fees imposed on new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains. The bill allows recipients of State Homeland Security grants or Urban Area Security Initiative grants to use grant funds for migrating any online service to the .gov domain.

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Timeline
Oct 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 6, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jan 6, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-192.
Jan 6, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
  • October 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 6, 2019
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • January 6, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-192.


  • January 6, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyUser charges and fees