PROTECT US Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Retaliation Options against Those Engaging in Cyberattacks Targeting the United States Act or PROTECT US Act
This bill directs the President to submit to Congress a list of countries designated as state-sponsors of cyberattacks.
A country shall be so designated if the President determines that the United States or a U.S. person has been targeted in a cyber-enabled activity originating from or directed by a person located in a foreign country, and such activity is likely to result in or have contributed to a threat to U.S. national security or foreign policy, or harmed U.S. economic health or financial stability or a U.S. person, or has the purpose or effect of:
- harming or compromising the provision of services by a computer or network of computers that support the United States or a U.S. person in a critical infrastructure sector;
- compromising the provision of services by the United States or a U.S. person in a critical infrastructure sector;
- disrupting the availability of a computer or network of computers owned or operated by the United States or a U.S. person; or
- causing a misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personally identifiable information, or financial information of the United States or a U.S. person.
The President may impose a trade-related penalty and take other actions, including assistance limitations, trade embargoes, and cyber counter attacks, with respect to a designated country.
A country may be removed from the list of state-sponsors of cyberattacks if: (1) the President determines that it no longer meets the requirements for the designation, or (2) Congress enacts a law providing for such removal.
A country that has been removed from the list by Congress may not be added back to the list by the President until at least one year after removal.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2015 to Jul 27, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jul 27, 2015 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2015 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2015 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jul 16, 2015 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2015 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jul 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 108, July 13, 2015, page H5117.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33536 | China-U.S. Trade Issues | Report | Jul 30, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose penalties on state-sponsors of cyberattacks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- PROTECT US Act
- Providing Retaliation Options against Those Engaging in Cyberattacks Targeting the United States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2015Introduced in House
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