Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 25, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to facilitate increased information sharing about cybersecurity among maritime interests.
DHS must:
- develop, implement, and continually review a maritime cybersecurity risk assessment model to evaluate current and future cybersecurity risks;
- seek input from at least one information sharing and analysis organization representing maritime interests in the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center;
- establish voluntary reporting guidelines for maritime-related cybersecurity risks and incidents; and
- request that the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee report and make recommendations to DHS about methods to enhance cybersecurity and information sharing among security stakeholders from federal, state, local, and tribal governments; public safety and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and security organizations; maritime industry participants; port owners and operators; and maritime terminal owners and operators.
(Sec. 3) Through the Coast Guard, DHS must also:
- direct each Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee to facilitate the sharing of information about, and development of plans to address, port-specific cybersecurity vulnerabilities; and
- require that area maritime transportation security plans and vessel and facility security plans approved after enactment of this Act include mitigation measures to prevent, manage, and respond to cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
(Sec. 4) The bill amends the federal shipping codes to include cybersecurity in facility and vessel vulnerability assessments.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2017 to Sep 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Sep 28, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2017Markup Sep 7, 2017Reported Oct 19, 2017 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Aug 29, 2017Discharged Sep 7, 2017 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2017Discharged Oct 19, 2017 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jun 29, 2017 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2017 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Oct 24, 2017Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 24, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8104-8107)
- Oct 24, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3101.
- Oct 24, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8104-8105)
- Oct 24, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 19, 2017Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-356, Part I.
- Oct 19, 2017Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Oct 19, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
- Sep 7, 2017Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
- Sep 7, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 7, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Aug 29, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- Jun 29, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jun 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2017Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1441 | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA | Oct 26, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8104–H8107Text printed H8104 | Filemon Vela D-TX, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 24, 2017 |
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
- Oct 6, 2017H.R. 3101, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 7, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 111, June 28, 2017, page H5296.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-35 | EXAMINING PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY AT OUR NATION'S PORTS61 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Oct 30, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2083 | Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 7, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Referred in Senate
- Oct 24, 2017Engrossed in House
- Oct 19, 2017Reported in House
- Jun 28, 2017Introduced in House
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