US Congress House Bill 1668 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-12-04 - Became Public Law No: 116-207. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Specifically, the bill requires NIST to develop and publish standards and guidelines for the federal government on the appropriate use and management by agencies of IoT devices owned or controlled by an agency and connected to information systems owned or controlled by an agency, including minimum information security requirements for managing cybersecurity risks associated with such devices. The bill requires the OMB to review agency information security policies and principles on the basis of the NIST standards and guidelines and issue such policies and principles as necessary to ensure the agency policies and principles are consistent with the NIST standards and guidelines. NIST shall review and revise, as appropriate, the standards and guidelines every five years. The OMB shall update any policy or principle to be consistent with NIST revisions. NIST shall develop and publish guidelines for agency, contractor, and subcontractor communications regarding security vulnerabilities.The OMB shall develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, or guidelines as necessary to address security vulnerabilities of information systems. An agency is prohibited from procuring, obtaining, or using an IoT device if the agency determines during a review of a contract that the use of such device prevents compliance with the standards and guidelines, subject to a waiver where necessary for national security, for research purposes, or where such device is secured using alternative effective methods. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on broader IoT efforts.

Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. James Baird [R-IN]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Became Public Law No: 116-207. (TXT | PDF)
2020-12-04	House	Signed by President.
2020-11-24	House	Presented to President.
2020-11-18	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-11-17	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7043-7044)
2020-09-15	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2020-09-14	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-14	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4351-4352)
2020-09-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1668.
2020-09-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4351-4354)
2020-09-14	House	Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 402.
2020-09-14	House	Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2020-09-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-501, Part I.
2019-06-12	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2019-06-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-03-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
2019-03-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-11	House	Introduced in House

SB734 (Same As) 2019-09-23 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1668/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1668/BILLS-116hr1668ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1668/BILLS-116hr1668rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1668/BILLS-116hr1668eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1668/BILLS-116hr1668enr.pdf