Cyber Sense Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 614.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cyber Sense Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to identify and promote cyber-secure products intended for use in the bulk-power system. The bulk-power system includes facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 9, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Mar 9, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2018Markup May 9, 2018Reported Jun 28, 2018 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2018Markup Apr 18, 2018Reported Apr 18, 2018 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-794.
- Jun 28, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 614.
- May 9, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 9, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 18, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 18, 2018Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 16, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 9, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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
- May 18, 2018H.R. 5239, Cyber Sense Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 42, March 9, 2018, page H1507.
Printed hearings 4
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. 115-119 | OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE FY 2019 BUDGET180 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-117 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET136 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-108 | DOE MODERNIZATION: LEGISLATION ADDRESSING CYBERSECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE187 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 14, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-541 | FTC STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES: REFORM PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE FAIRNESS, INNOVATION, AND CONSUMER WELFARE219 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 26, 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45312 | Electric Grid Cybersecurity Archived | Report | Sep 4, 2018 |
| IF10874 | DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability: Organization and FY2019 Budget Request Archived | Resource | Apr 20, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to identify and promote cyber-secure products intended for use in the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cyber Sense Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Cyber Sense Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Reported in House
- Mar 9, 2018Introduced 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.
