Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 29, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
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.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Specifically, the bill requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to detect, identify, and receive information about security vulnerabilities relating to critical infrastructure in the information systems and devices of public and private entities. To do this, the bill authorizes CISA, upon identification of a system determined to have such a security vulnerability, to issue a subpoena for the production of information that is necessary to identify and notify the at-risk entity.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2019 to May 13, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 13, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 13, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2020Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-242.
- Jul 29, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
- Mar 11, 2020Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4049 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
| HR 5680 | Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 29, 2020 |
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
| HR 8309 | Keep America Secure Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2020Reported to Senate
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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