US Congress House Bill 328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 23 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements. The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.

Hack Your State Department Act

Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]

Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]

Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

2019-01-22 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 45 (Y: 377 N: 3 NV: 53 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-23	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-01-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 3 (Roll no. 45). (text: CR H979-980)
2019-01-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H982-983)
2019-01-22	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-01-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 328.
2019-01-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H979-981)
2019-01-22	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-22	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H981)
2019-01-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-01-08	House	Introduced in House

SB1808 (Related) 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HB3352 (Related) 2019-09-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/328/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr328/BILLS-116hr328ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr328/BILLS-116hr328eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201945