IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 23, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 or the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.
By March 31, 2020, NIST must develop standards and guidelines for the appropriate use and management of IoT devices owned or controlled by the government, including minimum information security requirements for managing cybersecurity risks. The OMB shall then issue policies and principles for each agency that are consistent with such guidelines.
NIST shall publish guidelines for the reporting, coordinating, publishing, and receiving of information about a security vulnerability relating to agency information systems, including IoT devices, and the resolution of such security vulnerability. The OMB shall oversee the implementation of the guidelines.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2019 to May 20, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Mar 11, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Mar 11, 2019 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 11, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | May 20, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-112.
- Sep 23, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
- Jun 19, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2019Read 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 1668 | IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Dec 4, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2019Reported to Senate
- Mar 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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