Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
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 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Office of International Cyberspace Policy within the Department of State.
The Office's duties include advising the State Department on cyberspace issues. It shall also shall lead diplomatic efforts on issues relating to international cybersecurity, Internet access and freedom, and international cyber threats.
The Office shall implement U.S. policy to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, and secure Internet governed by a multi-stakeholder model.
The bill also directs the President to devise a strategy related to U.S. engagement with foreign governments on international norms with respect to responsible state behavior in cyberspace.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2019 to Dec 18, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 18, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019Markup Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 7, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 7, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Lists H1211–H1213H.R. 739–789 | — | Jan 24, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 13, 2019H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 7, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 15, January 24, 2019, page H1211.
Printed hearings 1
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. 116-11 | MARKUP of H. Res. 75, H.R. 739, H. Res. 156, H.R. 596, and H.R. 295115 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 7, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46198 | Internet Regimes and WTO E-Commerce Negotiations Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2020 |
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1251 | Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support United States international cyber diplomacy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Alliances
- Argentina
- Asia
- Australia
- Brazil
- China
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- France
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Human rights
- India
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Israel
- Japan
- Kenya
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- North Korea
- Oceania
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Right of privacy
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- South Korea
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 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.
