A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 14, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 14, 2018.
9 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bloomberg Government: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Bill Passes House”
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Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 11, 2017
“Trump Signs Webster’s Small Business Cybersecurity Bill”
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Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL11]
on Aug 14, 2018
“Webster Introduces the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017”
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Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL11]
on Apr 20, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 2105: NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Passed House (Senate next) on Oct 11, 2017. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Mar 29, 2017
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Introduced
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Apr 5, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 11, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Sep 28, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 11, 2017
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2105 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 770 (115th). |
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Jul 25, 2018
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 25, 2018
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Aug 1, 2018
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
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Aug 14, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 770 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 770. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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