United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 1731 — Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment changes the title of the referenced NIST Special Publication 800-181, removing the word "entitled" and replacing it with "titled." This change does not alter the requirement for the issuance of rules based on the publication; it simply modifies the wording for clarity.

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1731 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1731 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No.
518 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
1731 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
1731 [Report No.
116-633] To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services December 8, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 13, 2019] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
``(b) Requirement To Issue Rules.--Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue final rules to require each reporting company, in the annual report of the reporting company submitted under section 13 or section 15(d) or in the annual proxy statement of the reporting company submitted under section 14(a)-- ``(1) to disclose whether any member of the governing body, such as the board of directors or general partner, of the reporting company has expertise or experience in cybersecurity and in such detail as necessary to fully describe the nature of the expertise or experience;
``(b) Requirement to Issue Rules.--Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue final rules to require each reporting company, in the annual report of the reporting company submitted under section 13 or section 15(d) or in the annual proxy statement of the reporting company submitted under section 14(a)-- ``(1) to disclose whether any member of the governing body, such as the board of directors or general partner, of the reporting company has expertise or experience in cybersecurity and in such detail as necessary to fully describe the nature of the expertise or experience;
``(c) Cybersecurity Expertise or Experience.--For purposes of subsection (b), the Commission, in consultation with NIST, shall define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity using commonly defined roles, specialties, knowledge, skills, and abilities, such as those provided in NIST Special Publication 800-181, entitled `National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework', or any successor thereto.''.
``(c) Cybersecurity Expertise or Experience.--For purposes of subsection (b), the Commission, in consultation with NIST, shall define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity using commonly defined roles, specialties, knowledge, skills, and abilities, such as those provided in NIST Special Publication 800-181, titled `National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework', or any successor thereto.''.
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Union Calendar No.
518 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
R.
1731 [Report No.
116-633] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.
_______________________________________________________________________ December 8, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 24.

  7. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-633.

  8. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-633.

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Who sponsors HR 1731?
HR 1731 is sponsored by Himes, James A. (Democratic).
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