Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 29, 2016 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.
- IntroducedFeb 29, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges to assess, and make recommendations for policy and practice concerning, the issue of multiple security interests in the digital world, including public safety, privacy, national security, and communications and data protection, both now and throughout the next 10 years.
Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader (eight members), the minority leaders in the House and the Senate (eight members), and the President (one member) from among U.S. citizens with significant knowledge and primary experience in:
- cryptography,
- global commerce and economics,
- federal law enforcement,
- state and local law enforcement,
- consumer-facing technology sector,
- enterprise technology sector,
- the intelligence community, and
- the privacy and civil liberties community.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 29, 2016 to Jun 16, 2016; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 29, 2016 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 6, 2016 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Apr 6, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Jun 16, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 29, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 29, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1119–S1123 | Angus S. King Jr. I-ME, Cory Gardner R-CO, Mark R. Warner D-VA, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Mar 1, 2016 |
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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44642 | Encryption: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Sep 28, 2016 |
| R44407 | Encryption: Selected Legal Issues | Report | Mar 3, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4651 | Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Apr 1, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congress
- Congressional operations and organization
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Digital media
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- Technology assessment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2016Introduced in Senate
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.
