About the bill
After years of delay and false starts, Congress may finally be on the verge of passing a bill to address Internet data breaches and cybersecurity. The Senate is once again debating the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S. 754), or CISA, and it appears to have the votes to pass this time around.
The short story
The bill doesn’t contain any provisions that would directly improve computer or network security. Instead it would encourage private entities to share information with the federal government about possible threats to industrial control systems and other computer networks and information technology systems. CISA could help prevent and prosecute “cyber” crimes, but critics are wary of the immunities granted to private entities.
What the bill says
Here’s how it would work. Private entities would be given …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Markey: Cybersecurity bill Jeopardizes Privacy of Americans”
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Sen. Edward “Ed” Markey [D-MA]
on Oct 27, 2015
“Cardin Opposes Cybersecurity Legislation”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
on Oct 28, 2015
“Heinrich Statement On Cybersecurity Legislation”
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Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
on Oct 27, 2015
History
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Mar 17, 2015
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Introduced
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Mar 17, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 15, 2015
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Reported by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Apr 30, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Oct 1, 2015
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Final Bill —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
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Oct 27, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Nov 10, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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S. 754 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 754. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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