To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on April 22, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
8 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Polis Statement on House Passage of Cybersecurity Bills”
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Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2, 2009-2018]
on Apr 23, 2015
“Vote Explanation for H.R. 1731”
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke [D-TX16, 2013-2018]
on Apr 23, 2015
“Senator Carper Reacts to House Action on Information Sharing Bills”
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Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
on Apr 23, 2015
History
H.R. 1560 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1560. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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