HR 3159 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Government Network Security Act of 2003

Introduced Sep 24, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Henry A. Waxman D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 10, 2003 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 24, 2003
  2. Passed HouseOct 8, 2003
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Government Network Security Act of 2003 - Directs each Federal agency, within six months of enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for protecting the security and privacy of Government computers and networks from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing. Defines peer-to-peer file sharing as the use of computer software, other than computer and network operating systems, that allows the computer on which such software is used to designate files available for transmission to another computer using such software, to transmit files directly to another such computer, and to request the transmission of files from another such computer.

Requires the Comptroller General to review and report to specified congressional committees on the adequacy of such agency plans.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-TXChris BellOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-CADoug OseOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-TNJim CooperOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 24, 2003
R-VATom DavisOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalSep 24, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalSep 24, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Sep 24, 2003Markup Sep 25, 2003Reported Oct 7, 2003
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 14, 2003Markup Oct 22, 2003Reported Nov 10, 2003

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 10, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
  2. Nov 10, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
  3. Oct 22, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Oct 14, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  5. Oct 8, 2003Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H9319, H9320Text printed H9319Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Tom Davis R-VAOct 8, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1884Tom Davis R-VASep 24, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

  1. Oct 23, 2003H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 22, 2003</p>
  2. Oct 23, 2003H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 22, 2003
  3. Oct 6, 2003H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on September 25, 2002</p>
  4. Oct 6, 2003H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on September 25, 2002

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require Federal agencies to develop and implement plans to protect the security and privacy of government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing.
Short Titles as Introduced
Government Network Security Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House
Government Network Security Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 10, 2003Reported to Senate
  2. Oct 14, 2003Referred in Senate
  3. Oct 8, 2003Engrossed in House
  4. Oct 7, 2003Reported in House
  5. Sep 24, 2003Introduced in House

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