US SB3309 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 31 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-04 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-04 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks. DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress. No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.
Title
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018
Sponsors
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-12-04 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716. |
2018-12-04 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-412. |
2018-09-26 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
2018-07-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5074 (Related) 2018-03-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Homeland Security
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Science, technology, communications
Department of Homeland Security
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Science, technology, communications