HR 1731 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

Introduced Mar 13, 2019 Originated House Sponsor James A. Himes D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 8, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to

  • disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity; and
  • if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity aspects were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WADenny HeckOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 13, 2019

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
  2. Dec 8, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-633.
  3. Dec 11, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Dec 11, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 24.
  5. Dec 10, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 592Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019Identical billJun 11, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 8, 2020Reported in House
  2. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House

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