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S. 3600 (117th): Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022

A bill to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Gary Peters

Sponsor. Junior Senator for Michigan. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 1, 2022
Length: 212 pages
Introduced
Feb 8, 2022
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on March 1, 2022 but was never passed by the House. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 15, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

15 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 7 Republicans, 1 Independent)

Source

History

Feb 8, 2022
 
Introduced

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Mar 1, 2022
 
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.

S. 3600 (117th) 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. 3600. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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