Cyber Shield Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 23, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cyber Shield Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Cyber Shield Program, a voluntary program to identify and certify covered products. These products are consumer-facing physical objects that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks and that can (1) connect to the internet; and (2) collect, send, or receive data or control the actions of a physical object or system.
Commerce must also establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for covered products; and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data.
On its website, Commerce must make publicly available (1) program information, (2) a database of covered products certified under the program, and (3) contact information for each manufacturer of a covered product certified under the program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2020 to Mar 10, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 10, 2020 |
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 Oct 22, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Oct 23, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Oct 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 22, 2019Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 167, October 22, 2019, page H8387.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2236 | Cyber Shield Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 29, 2021 |
| S 2664 | Cyber Shield Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Oct 22, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a voluntary program to identify and promote internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cyber Shield Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advisory bodies
- Business expenses
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Product safety and quality
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 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.
