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H.R. 1997 (115th): Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017

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About the bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 1997 encourages the Secretary of State to bolster cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine and requires a report to Congress on U.S. and NATO efforts toward that goal. Specifically, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that the State Department should take the following actions, commensurate with U.S. interests, to help Ukraine improve its cybersecurity: (1) provide Ukraine necessary support to secure government computer networks from malicious cyber intrusions, particularly systems that defend Ukraine’s critical infrastructure; (2) provide Ukraine support to reduce reliance on Russian information and ...

Sponsor and status

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Brendan Boyle

Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 8, 2018
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Apr 6, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 7, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“House Passes Boyle Amendment Encouraging Cybersecurity Cooperation With Ukraine”
    — Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA2] (Sponsor) on Jul 26, 2018

“Fitzpatrick Statement on Russian Indictments, Cyber-Attacks”
    — Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] (Co-sponsor) on Feb 16, 2018

“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of February 5, 2018”
    — Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018] on Feb 5, 2018

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History

Apr 6, 2017
 
Introduced

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Dec 14, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Feb 7, 2018
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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H.R. 1997 (115th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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