Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 29, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedDec 3, 2013
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal agency from deploying or making available to the public a new federal personally identifiable information website (new Federal PII Website) until the chief information officer of the agency submits a certification to Congress that the website is fully functional and secure, as those terms are defined by this Act. Defines "new Federal PII website" as a website that: (1) is operated by (or under contract with) an agency; (2) elicits, collects, stores, or maintains personally identifiable information (i.e., information that can be used to identify an individual, such as a social security number, a date and place of birth, a mother's maiden name, biometric records, or other information linked to an individual); and (3) is first made accessible to the public and collects or stores personally identifiable information on or after October 1, 2012.
Exempts beta websites designed for testing and development if users execute an agreement acknowledging the risks involved.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and oversee policies and procedures for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of information security involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information, including: (1) notice, not later than 72 hours after discovery of a breach or possible breach, to individuals whose personally identifiable information could be compromised as a result of such breach; (2) timely reporting to a federal cyber security center designated by this Act; and (3) any additional actions that the Director finds necessary and appropriate.
Requires: (1) agency heads to ensure that agency actions taken in response to a breach comply with OMB policies and procedures established by this Act; and (2) the OMB Director to report to Congress, not later than March 1 of each year, on agency compliance with such policies and procedures.
Cosponsors 126
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2014 to Apr 29, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jan 9, 2014 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 3, 2013Markup Mar 12, 2014Reported Jul 28, 2014 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2014 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Aug 1, 2014 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 28, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-562.
- Jul 28, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
- Jul 28, 2014Mr. Bentivolio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 28, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6935-6936)
- Jul 28, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3635.
- Jul 28, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6935-6936)
- Jul 28, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 12, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 12, 2014Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 3, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6935, H6936Text printed H6935 | Kerry L. Bentivolio R-MI, Stephen F. Lynch D-MA | Jul 28, 2014 |
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 estimate
- Apr 22, 2014H.R. 3635, Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7446.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42114 | Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Overview of Major Issues, Current Laws, and Proposed Legislation Archived | Report | Dec 12, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure the functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Right of privacy
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jul 28, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2014Reported in House
- Dec 3, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
