HACT Act
Latest action · May 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeland and Cyber Threat Act or the HACT Act
This bill allows claims in federal or state court against foreign states that conduct or participate in cyberattacks against U.S. nationals.
Cosponsors 67
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2021 to Jul 13, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 6, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 20, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | May 20, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Jul 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2021 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 167, no. 43, March 8, 2021, page H1120.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3241 | HACT Act | Related bill | Nov 18, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- HACT Act
- Homeland And Cyber Threat Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
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