Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5680
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 27, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 27, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 29, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5680
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Rhode Island
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Mississippi
Republican
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Specifically, the bill requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to detect, identify, and receive information about security vulnerabilities relating to critical infrastructure in the information systems and devices of public and private entities. To do this, the bill authorizes CISA, upon identification of a system determined to have such a security vulnerability, to issue a subpoena for the production of information that is necessary to identify and notify the at-risk entity.

Text (1)
January 27, 2020
Actions (4)
01/29/2020
Ordered to be Reported.
01/29/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/27/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
01/27/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:29:20 PM