Hack Your State Department Act
Latest action · Jan 23, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hack Your State Department Act
This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements.
The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 45 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed377–3 | Jan 22, 2019 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2019 to Jan 22, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 22, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 22, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 22, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H982-983)
- Jan 22, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H979-981)
- Jan 22, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 328.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1808 | Hack Your State Department Act | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| HR 3352 | Department of State Authorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public contracts and procurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 22, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
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