House Bill 6638
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 27, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6638
Congress
115
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2018
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to:
- disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity, including details necessary to describe fully the nature of that expertise or experience; and
- if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity steps were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body.
The SEC shall, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity.
July 27, 2018
07/27/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
07/27/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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