Legislative Activity Information Sharing Legislation Moves to Conference Last week, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) by a 74-21 vote. Before voting on final passage of the bill, the Senate approved an amendment that would sunset the bill ten years after its enactment. All other amendments that were voted on during … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate Will Vote on CISA Final Passage on Tuesday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled a final vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) for Tuesday. After months of waiting for the bill to be considered on the Senate floor, the Senate finally began debate of CISA last week … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Cyber Legislation Expected on the Senate Floor this Week The Senate returns to Washington today after a one week recess and is expected to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) on the floor this week. While Senators from both sides of the aisle agreed to a package of CISA amendments to … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Cyber Legislation Coming Soon to the Senate Floor It appears that the Senate may celebrate the fact that October has been designated as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by finally considering the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) on the Senate floor. The timing for the bill’s consideration is dependent on when the Senate … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Information Sharing Legislation is Unlikely in September Given a packed schedule in the Senate due to the Iran nuclear deal, the Pope’s visit, and the start of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 on October 1, it is unlikely that the Senate will pick up where it left off in August on the Cybersecurity Information … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate is Likely to Consider Cybersecurity Legislation Before August Recess Once it completes its work on surface transportation reauthorization legislation, the Senate has indicated that it plans to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) on the Senate floor before it leaves for recess, which is scheduled to begin on August 7. … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate Fails to Include Cybersecurity Legislation as Part of the National Defense Authorization Act Last week, the Senate attempted to add the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S. 754) as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) but ultimately failed to garner enough votes to move to consideration of the amendment. Senate … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate Action on Information Sharing Legislation Unclear Prior to the Memorial Day recess, the Senate was unable to complete its work on its surveillance reform legislation to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act and plans to readdress the issue when the chamber returns this week. Given the debate over the PATRIOT Act and the privacy … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Passes Two Information Sharing Bills Last week, during what the House dubbed as “Cyber Week,” the chamber passed two major pieces of cybersecurity legislation that seek to update and authorize voluntary information sharing platforms that allow the federal government and the private sector to share information about cyber threat indicators they are … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity “Cyber Week” Begins April 21st in the House The House has designated this week as “Cyber Week” and plans to expeditiously move key cybersecurity bills focusing on critical information sharing tools. The first is the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (H.R. 1731), which the House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed out of Committee … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Information Sharing Bills Continue to Multiply Last week, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the bill text of S. 754 – the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) – which previously passed out of the committee by a 14-1 vote. In response to the bill’s release, a number of privacy advocates expressed their … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Congress Moves Forward on Information Sharing Legislation Last week, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a closed mark-up to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) passing the bill out of committee by a 14-1 vote. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) was the only Senator to vote against the bill. The White House … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House and Senate Committees Move Forward on Information Sharing Legislation Last week, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began circulating a draft version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) that it plans to introduce in the coming weeks. While the Committee is now led by Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC), the bill appears … Continue Reading