Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 24, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020
This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain and promote cybersecurity guidance for use by small organizations.
Specifically, the bill requires CISA to maintain cybersecurity guidance that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small organizations to improve their cybersecurity. This guidance must be publicly available at no cost, and CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Commerce must promote the guidance through relevant resources that are regularly used by small organizations.
Commerce must report on methods of incentivizing small organizations to improve their cybersecurity, including through the adoption of policies, controls, products, and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. Every two years, the SBA must submit and make publicly available specified data on the state of small businesses' cybersecurity.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 24, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8379 | Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 29, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
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