Senate Bill 4795
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Cyber Sense Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
4795
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Cyber Sense Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system. The bulk-power system includes facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network, and electric energy from generation facilities needed to maintain transmission system reliability.
October 1, 2020
10/01/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
10/01/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:24 PM