A bill to leverage Federal Government procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
5 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hurd Bill Seeks to Strengthen Security of Federal Governments IoT Devices”
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Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX23, 2015-2020]
on Mar 27, 2019
History
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Mar 11, 2019
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Introduced
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Jun 19, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 23, 2019
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Sep 14, 2020
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1668 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 734 (116th). |
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Nov 17, 2020
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1668 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 734 (116th). |
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Dec 4, 2020
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1668 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 734 (116th). |
S. 734 (116th) 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. 734. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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