Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
Latest action · Oct 15, 2019 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
This bill increases the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with respect to cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center of DHS may disseminate protocols to counter cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including in circumstances in which such vulnerabilities exist because software or hardware is no longer supported by a vendor.
The Science and Technology Directorate may establish a competition to develop remedies for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 11, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 11, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 11, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Aug 30, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 26, 2019Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 26, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8013-8015)
- Sep 26, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3710.
- Sep 26, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8013)
- Sep 26, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 30, 2019Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-193.
- Aug 30, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 151.
- Jul 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7294 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 21, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8013–H8015Text printed H8013 | Mark E. Green R-TN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 26, 2019 |
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
- Aug 6, 2019H.R. 3710, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 17, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 116, July 11, 2019, page H5727.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2980 | Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 21, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the remediation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2019Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2019Engrossed in House
- Aug 30, 2019Reported in House
- Jul 11, 2019Introduced 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.
